Self-reported vision impairment and incident prefrailty and frailty in English community-dwelling ol...
Self-reported vision impairment and incident prefrailty and frailty in English community-dwelling older adults: findings from a 4-year follow-up study
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England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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English
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BackgroundLittle is known about vision impairment and frailty in older age. We investigated the relationship of poor vision and incident prefrailty and frailty.MethodsCross-sectional and longitudinal analyses with 4-year follow-up of 2836 English community-dwellers aged ≥60 years. Vision impairment was defined as poor self-reported vision. A score...
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Self-reported vision impairment and incident prefrailty and frailty in English community-dwelling older adults: findings from a 4-year follow-up study
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5847099
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0143-005X,1470-2738
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1470-2738
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10.1136/jech-2017-209207
