Article
Adverse outcomes of frailty in the elderly: the Rotterdam Study.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Jun 2014
Lahousse Lies, Maes Bastiaan, Ziere Gijsbertus, Loth Daan W, Verlinden Vincentius J A, Zillikens M Carola, Uitterlinden André G, Rivadeneira Fernando, Tiemeier Henning, Franco Oscar H, Ikram M Arfan, Hofman Albert, Brusselle Guy G, Stricker Bruno H
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the prevalence of frailty in a Dutch elderly population and to identify adverse health outcomes associated with the frailty phenotype independent of the comorbidities. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses within the Rotterdam Study (the Netherlands), a prospective population-based cohort study in persons aged ≥55 years. Frailty was defined as meeting three or more of five established criteria...
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