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...
Main Authors: | Mariana Asmar Alencar, Joao Marcos Domingues Dias, Luisa Costa Figueiredo, Rosangela Correa Dias |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2013-06-01
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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 |
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