Revista española de geriatría y gerontología
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Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol · Sep 2016
[Frailty and long term mortality, disability and hospitalisation in Spanish older adults. The FRADEA Study].
The objective of this study was to analyse whether frailty is related to long-term mortality, incident disability in basic activities of daily living (BADL), and hospitalisation. ⋯ Frailty is long-term associated with mortality and incident disability in BADL in a Spanish cohort of older adults.