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Frailty and its impact on health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study on elder community-dwelling preventive health service users.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Chang Yaw-Wen, Chen Wei-Liang, Lin Fu-Gong, Fang Wen-Hui, Yen Ming-Yung, Hsieh Chia-Chuan, Kao Tung-Wei
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence of frailty and to investigate the relationship between frailty status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the community-dwelling elderly population who utilize preventive health services. METHODS: People aged 65 years and older who visited a medical center in Taipei City from March to August in 2011 for an annual routine check-up...
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