Frailty and pre-frailty in middle-aged and older adults and its association with multimorbidity and mortality: a prospective analysis of 493 737 UK Biobank participants

Peter Hanlon; Barbara I Nicholl; Bhautesh Dinesh Jani; Duncan Lee; Ross McQueenie; Frances S Mair

doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(18)30091-4

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Frailty and pre-frailty in middle-aged and older adults and its association with multimorbidity and mortality: a prospective analysis of 493 737 UK Biobank participants

Peter Hanlon

Barbara I Nicholl Bhautesh Dinesh Jani

Duncan Lee Ross McQueenie Frances S Mair

The Lancet Public Health Vol. 3 No. 7 pp. e323-e332 · Elsevier BV

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Peter Hanlon, Barbara I Nicholl, Bhautesh Dinesh Jani, et al. (2018). Frailty and pre-frailty in middle-aged and older adults and its association with multimorbidity and mortality: a prospective analysis of 493 737 UK Biobank participants. The Lancet Public Health, 3(7), e323-e332. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(18)30091-4

Frailty and pre-frailty in middle-aged and older adults and its association with multimorbidity and mortality: a prospective analysis of 493 737 UK Biobank participants

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