The Prevalence and Correlates of Frailty in Urban and Rural Populations in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 Population-Based Survey

There have been few cross-national studies of the prevalence of the frailty phenotype conducted among low or middle income countries. We aimed to study the variation in prevalence and correlates of frailty in rural and urban sites in Latin America, India, and China.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - January 3, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Juan J. Llibre Rodriguez, A. Matthew Prina, Daisy Acosta, Mariella Guerra, Yueqin Huang, K.S. Jacob, Ivonne Z. Jimenez-Velasquez, Aquiles Salas, Ana Luisa Sosa, Joseph D. Williams, A.T. Jotheeswaran, Isaac Acosta, Zhaorui Liu, Martin J. Prince Tags: Original Study Source Type: research