Prevalence of frailty and its association with oral hypofunction in older adults: a gender perspective

• Main Authors: Karla Cruz-Moreira (Author), Ludwig Alvarez-Cordova (Author), Carla González-Palacios Torres (Author), Peter Chedraui (Author), José Jouvin (Author), José Juan Jiménez-Moleón (Author), Rocío Barrios-Rodríguez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous studies have indicated an association between oral hypofunction and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. However, this issue has not been evaluated in institutionalized older patients. We aimed to determine the prevalence of physical frailty in this particularly v...