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How common is frailty in older Australians?
Australasian journal on ageing - 1 Dec 2015
Widagdo Imaina, Pratt Nicole, Russell Mary, Roughead Elizabeth
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AIM: To determine the prevalence of frailty in a cohort of older Australians. METHODS: Frailty status of the 2087 participants of the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing was assessed based on the questionnaire responses at the baseline interview. Frailty status and prevalence were assessed using four measures: two unidimensional measures (the Frailty Phenotype and Simplified Frailty Phenotype) and two...
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