Prevalence of frailty syndrome in Brazil: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Daiene de Morais Fabrício (Author), Bruna Moretti Luchesi (Author), Tiago da Silva Alexandre (Author), Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The population is aging rapidly, which leads to an increased prevalence of frailty syndrome. A large number of investigations on the subject have been conducted in Brazil, but no systematic review of prevalence studies involving the Brazilian population has been carried out consi...