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Frail and pre-frail phenotype is associated with pain in older HIV-infected patients.
Medicine - 1 Feb 2018
Petit Nathalie, Enel Patricia, Ravaux Isabelle, Darque Albert, Baumstarck Karine, Bregigeon Sylvie, Retornaz Frédérique
Abstract excerpt
As HIV-infected patients grow older, some accumulate multiple health problems earlier than the noninfected ones in particular frailty phenotypes. Patients with frailty phenotype are at higher risk of adverse outcomes (worsening mobility, disability, hospitalization, and death within three years).Our study aimed to evaluate prevalence of frailty in elderly HIV-infected patients and to assess whether frailty is...
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