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Disability, quality of life and all-cause mortality in older Mexican adults: association with multimorbidity and frailty.

Ana Rivera-AlmarazBetty Manrique-EspinozaJosé Alberto Ávila-FunesSomnath ChatterjiNirmala NaidooPaul KowalAarón Salinas-Rodríguez
Published in: BMC geriatrics (2018)
Multimorbidity and frailty are important predictors of poor health outcomes. These results highlight the importance of carrying out health promotion and prevention actions as well as specific interventions aimed at older adults who suffer from multimorbidity and frailty, in such a way that deleterious effects on health can be avoided.
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