Prevalence of frailty and aging-related health conditions in older Koreans in rural communities: A cross-sectional analysis of the aging study of pyeongchang rural area

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 345-352

  Jung, Hee Won ^a   Jang, Il Young ^b   Lee, Young Soo ^c   Lee, Chang Ki ^b   Cho, Eun Il ^b   Kang, Woo Young ^b   Chae, Jeoung Hee ^b   Lee, Eun Ju ^c   Kim, Dae Hyun ^d  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Pyeongchang Health Center and County Hospital   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Disability; Frailty; Geriatrics; Population health; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SARCOPENIA; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RURAL POPULATION; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84960359223     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.3.345     Document Type: Article

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