Body weight, frailty, and chronic pain in older adults: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background There exists limited data on the association between unhealthy body weight and chronic pain, and whether this association is explained by frailty status of older adults. Methods We included older adults aged ≥65 years from the 1999–2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination S...

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Main Authors: Cheng Chen, Almut G. Winterstein, Roger B. Fillingim, Yu-Jung Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1149-4