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Changes in relative fitness and frailty across the adult lifespan: evidence from the Canadian Nation...

Changes in relative fitness and frailty across the adult lifespan: evidence from the Canadian Nation...

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Changes in relative fitness and frailty across the adult lifespan: evidence from the Canadian National Population Health Survey

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Changes in relative fitness and frailty across the adult lifespan: evidence from the Canadian National Population Health Survey

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Canada: Joule Inc

Journal title

Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ), 2011-05, Vol.183 (8), p.E487-E494

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English

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Canada: Joule Inc

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AbstractBackgroundThe prevalence of frailty increases with age in older adults, but frailty is largely unreported for younger adults, where its associated risk is less clear. Furthermore, less is known about how frailty changes over time among younger adults. We estimated the prevalence and outcomes of frailty, in relation to accumulation of defici...

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Changes in relative fitness and frailty across the adult lifespan: evidence from the Canadian National Population Health Survey

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3091935

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3091935

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ISSN

0820-3946

E-ISSN

1488-2329

DOI

10.1503/cmaj.101271

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