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Prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling elderly persons in Spain and factors associated with it

Francisco Rivas-RuizUnidad de Investigación, Agencia Sanitaria Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain; ;Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain; Correspondence[email protected]
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Mónica MachónRed de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain; ;Unidad de Investigación APOSIs Gipuzkoa, Osakidetza, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain; ;Instituto Biodonostia, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain; View further author information
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Eugenio Contreras-FernándezRed de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain; ;Área de Investigación – Unidad de Gestión Clínica Prevención, Promoción y Vigilancia de la Salud. Distrito Sanitario Costa del Sol. Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Málaga, Spain; View further author information
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Kalliopi VrotsouRed de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain; ;Unidad de Investigación APOSIs Gipuzkoa, Osakidetza, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain; ;Instituto Biodonostia, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain; View further author information
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María Padilla-RuizUnidad de Investigación, Agencia Sanitaria Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain; ;Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain; View further author information
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Ana Isabel Díez RuizInstituto Biodonostia, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain; ;Centro de Salud Beraun, OSI Donostialdea, Osakidetza, Renteria, Spain; View further author information
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Yolanda de Mesa BerenguerRed de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain; ;Unidad de Gestión Clínica de la Lobilla, Distrito Sanitario Costa del Sol, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Estepona, Málaga, SpainView further author information
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Itziar VergaraRed de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain; ;Unidad de Investigación APOSIs Gipuzkoa, Osakidetza, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain; ;Instituto Biodonostia, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain; View further author information
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Pages 190-196 | Received 08 Mar 2018, Accepted 17 Jun 2019, Published online: 22 Oct 2019

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