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Johan Van der Heyden
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Peer-reviewed publications
Comparing frailty prevalence between countries: validation of the Global Burden of Disease study Frailty Index (GBD-FI) in the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe
Aetiological and prognostic roles of frailty, multimorbidity and socioeconomic characteristics in the development of SARS-CoV-2 health outcomes: protocol for systematic reviews of population-based studies
Integrated Care Models for Managing and Preventing Frailty: A Systematic Review for the European Joint Action on Frailty Prevention (ADVANTAGE JA).
Events
Belgian frailty day (
Monday, April 29, 2019 -
09:00
to
17:00
)
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Other publications
Enquête de santé 2018 : Fragilité chez les personnes âgées
Gezondheidsenquête 2018: Kwetsbaarheid bij ouderen
Transitions and trajectories in frailty states over time: a systematic review of the European Joint Action ADVANTAGE.
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