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Impact of physical frailty on disability in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study.
BMJ open - 2 Sept 2015
Makizako Hyuma, Shimada Hiroyuki, Doi Takehiko, Tsutsumimoto Kota, Suzuki Takao
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between physical frailty and risk of disability, and to identify the component(s) of frailty with the most impact on disability in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A Japanese community. PARTICIPANTS: 4341 older adul...
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