Estimated frailty prevalence among Israeli elderly - results from a cross sectional national survey

• Main Authors: Assaf Buch (Author), Lital Keinan-Boker (Author), Yitshal Berner (Author), Eli Carmeli (Author), Rebecca Goldsmith (Author), Naftali Stern (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Increasing longevity presents new social and medical challenges in developed countries. The prevalence of frailty is of interest because of its association with health prognosis and outcomes, but so far there is no single best diagnostic tool for this entity. Therefore, estimated...