Prevalence and 10‐Year Outcomes of Frailty in Older Adults in Relation to Deficit Accumulation

Song et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56ce275589c71d767ce46 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02764.x

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