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Association between pain and the frailty phenotype in older men: longitudinal results from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP).
Age and ageing - 1 May 2018
Megale Rodrigo Z, Ferreira Manuela L, Ferreira Paulo H, Naganathan Vasi, Cumming Robert, Hirani Vasant, Waite Louise M, Seibel Markus J, Le Couteur David G, Handelsman David J, Blyth Fiona M
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Objectives: to determine whether pain increases the risk of developing the frailty phenotype and whether frailty increases the risk of developing chronic or intrusive pain, using longitudinal data. Design/Setting: longitudinal data from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP), a prospective population based cohort study. Participants: a total of 1,705 men aged 70 years or older, living in an urban...
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