Frailty and cognitive impairment among community-dwelling elderly

The aim was to evaluate associations between frailty status and cognitive decline and the incidence of cognitive impairment over 12-month period. Two hundred seven older adults were assessed. Frailty was defined as having at least three of the following criteria: weight loss, weakness, exhaustion, s...

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Main Authors: Mariana Asmar Alencar, Joao Marcos Domingues Dias, Luisa Costa Figueiredo, Rosangela Correa Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2013-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000600362&lng=en&tlng=en