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Disentangling Cognitive-Frailty: Results From the Gait and Brain Study.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Nov 2016
Montero-Odasso Manuel M, Barnes Brittany, Speechley Mark, Muir Hunter Susan W, Doherty Timothy J, Duque Gustavo, Gopaul Karen, Sposato Luciano A, Casas-Herrero Alvaro, Borrie Michael J, Camicioli Richard, Wells Jennie L
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BACKGROUND: Cognitive-frailty, defined as the presence of both frailty and cognitive impairment, is proposed as a distinctive entity that predicts dementia. However, it remains controversial whether frailty alone, cognitive-frailty, or the combination of cognitive impairment and slow gait pose different risks of incident dementia. METHODS: Two hundred and fifty-two older adults free of dementia at baseline (mean...
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