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Frailty phenotype and its association with all-cause mortality in community-dwelling Norwegian women and men aged 70 years and older: The Tromsø Study 2001-2016.
Geriatrics & gerontology international - 1 Aug 2018
Langholz Petja Lyn, Strand Bjørn Heine, Cook Sarah, Hopstock Laila A
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AIM: There is a lack of studies on the prevalence of frailty, and the association between frailty and mortality in a Norwegian general population. Findings regarding sex differences in the association between frailty and mortality have been inconsistent. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the frailty phenotype and all-cause mortality in men and women in a Norwegian cohort...
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