Physical Frailty, Multimorbidity, and All-Cause Mortality in an Older Population From Southern Italy: Results From the Salus in Apulia Study

We first estimated the prevalence of physical frailty in older subjects from the population-based Salus in Apulia Study (Apulia, Southern Italy), and its impact on all-cause mortality. Second, we explored the relationship between multimorbidity and physical frailty.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - January 22, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Fabio Castellana, Luisa Lampignano, Ilaria Bortone, Roberta Zupo, Madia Lozupone, Chiara Griseta, Antonio Daniele, Giovanni De Pergola, Gianluigi Giannelli, Rodolfo Sardone, Francesco Panza Tags: Original Study Source Type: research