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The prevalence and characteristics of frailty by frailty phenotype in rural Tanzania

16 Nov 2018

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BACKGROUND: The frailty phenotype is defined by the presence of three from the following five clinical features: weakness, slow walking speed, unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, and low physical activity. It has been widely applied in different research and clinical contexts, including across many low and middle-income countries. However, there is evidence that the operationalisation of each component of the...

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PMID: 30445919
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-018-0967-0

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