The prevalence and predictors of geriatric giants in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study from the Middle East
Abstract The term “geriatric giants” refers to the chronic disabilities of senescence leading to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of geriatric giants in Southern Iran. The participants were selected from Bushehr city using a multistage cluster ra...
Main Authors: | Seyedeh Zahra Badrkhahan, Moein Ala, Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Arash Yaghoobi, Sara Mirzamohamadi, Seyed Masoud Arzaghi, Sina Shahabi, Farshad Sharifi, Afshin Ostovar, Noushin Fahimfar, Iraj Nabipour, Bagher Larijani, Gita Shafiee, Ramin Heshmat |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-07-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39614-4 |
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