Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities

• Main Authors: Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues (Author), Jack Roberto Silva Fhon (Author), Maria de Lourdes de Farias Pontes (Author), Antonia Oliveira Silva (Author), Vanderlei José Haas (Author), Jair Lício Ferreira Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective to compare the frailty syndrome among elderly people living at home in two Brazilian cities and to identify factors related to sociodemographic and health-related variables. Method population-based cross-sectional study with 480 elderly individuals from the cities of Ribeirão Preto/SP and...