Frailty and pre-frailty in middle-aged and older adults and its association with multimorbidity and mortality: a prospective analysis of 493 737 UK Biobank participants

• Main Authors: Peter Hanlon, MSc (Author), Barbara I Nicholl, PhD (Author), Bhautesh Dinesh Jani, PhD (Author), Duncan Lee, PhD (Author), Ross McQueenie, PhD (Author), Frances S Mair, ProfMD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Frailty is associated with older age and multimorbidity (two or more long-term conditions); however, little is known about its prevalence or effects on mortality in younger populations. This paper aims to examine the association between frailty, multimorbidity, specific long-ter...