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Frailty in Older Adults: A Nationally Representative Profile in the United States
The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2015 · Vol. 70(11) · pp. 1427–1434
Karen Bandeen‐Roche✉(Johns Hopkins University)Christopher L. Seplaki(University of Rochester)Jin HuangBrian ButaRita R. KalyaniRavi Varadhan(Johns Hopkins University)Qian‐Li XueJeremy WalstonJudith D. Kasper(Johns Hopkins University)
Abstract
Our findings support the importance of frailty in late-life health etiology and potential value of frailty as a marker of risk for adverse health outcomes and as a means of identifying opportunities for intervention in clinical practice and public health policy.
Frailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeMedicineGerontologyPublic healthPopulationEthnic groupDiseaseDemographyEnvironmental health
MeSH terms
Accidental FallsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseFemaleHealth StatusHospitalizationHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleResidence CharacteristicsSex FactorsSocioeconomic Factors
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