
CO-PRESENCE OF MULTIMORBIDITY AND DISABILITY WITH FRAILTY: AN EXAMINATION OF HETEROGENEITY IN THE FRAIL OLDER POPULATION
Author(s) -
Sil Aarts,
Kulsum Patel,
Melissa García,
Marjan van den Akker,
Frans R.J. Verhey,
Job Metsemakers,
Martin P.J. van Boxtel,
Vilmundur Gudnason,
Marıá K. Jónsdóttir,
K. Siggeirsdottir,
Pálmi V. Jónsson,
Tamara B. Harris,
Lenore J. Launer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of frailty and aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2273-4309
pISSN - 2260-1341
DOI - 10.14283/jfa.2015.45
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , activities of daily living , gerontology , population , comorbidity , nursing homes , weakness , multimorbidity , disease , geriatrics , physical therapy , psychiatry , surgery , nursing , environmental health
Frailty is often associated with multimorbidity and disability.