Prevalence of frailty in Canadians 18–79 years old in the Canadian Health Measures Survey

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• 作者：Dustin Scott Kehler ; Thomas Ferguson ; Andrew N. Stammers ; Clara Bohm…
• 关键词：Frailty ; Younger age ; Coss ; Sectional studies ; Epidemiology
• 刊名：BMC Geriatrics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：17
• 期：1
• 全文大小：424KB
• 刊物主题：Geriatrics/Gerontology; Aging; Rehabilitation;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2318
• 卷排序：17

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BackgroundThere is little certainty as to the prevalence of frailty in Canadians in younger adulthood. This study examines and compares the prevalence of frailty in Canadians 18–79 years old using the Accumulation of Deficits and Fried models of frailty.