Prevalence of frailty indicators and association with socioeconomic status in middle-aged and older adults in a swiss region with universal health insurance coverage: A population-based cross-sectional study

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Guessous, Idris ^a,b,c   Luthi, Jean Christophe ^b   Bowling, Christopher Barrett ^d,e   Theler, Jean Marc ^a   Paccaud, Fred ^b   Gaspoz, Jean Michel ^a   McClellan, William ^c  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SWISS; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84911191825     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/198603     Document Type: Article

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