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BMJ Open

Association between changes in working status and frailty across different types of employment: a longitudinal study in Korea, the world's most rapidly ageing nation

By Su-Min Park, Ah Jung Ko, Min Jeong Joo, Eun-Cheol Park
Cohort study of 6,122 peoplePopulations
Paper
  • Employment
  • Permanent employment
  • Korean Frailty Instrument
  • Humans

The paper

Su-Min Park, Ah Jung Ko, Min Jeong Joo, Eun-Cheol Park

Yonsei University

BMJ Open, 4 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116676PubMed 42552002

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