Prevalence of frailty and prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Deepani Siriwardhana, Dhammika; Hardoon, Sarah; Rait, Greta; C. Weerasinghe, Manuj; Walters, Kate

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018195

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Prevalence of frailty and prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in BMJ Open • Mar 1, 2018

Authors:

Dhammika Deepani Siriwardhana

Sarah Hardoon

Greta Rait

Abstract

Objective To systematically review the research conducted on prevalence of frailty and prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to estimate the pooled prevalence of frailty and prefrailty in community-dwelling older adults in LMICs. Desig...

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Medicine

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Gerontology

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