Prevalence and factors associated with frailty among Peruvian older adults

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-73

  Runzer Colmenares, Fernando M ^a,b   Samper Ternent, Rafael ^c   Al Snih, Soham ^d,e   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^d   Parodi, José F ^a   Wong, Rebeca ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN MARTÍN DE PORRES   (Peru)

^b Peruvian Naval Medical Center   (Peru)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^e University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Frailty; Older Veterans; Per ; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUP; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRICS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERUVIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; VETERAN; WALKING SPEED; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

FRAILTY; OLDER VETERANS; PERÚ; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERU; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 84885954202     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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