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Frailty and Emergency Department Visits Among Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Implications for Nurse-Led Screening and Transitional Care
Preprint: cross-sectional study of 17,901 peopleBiomarkers
Dose-response
Abstract
Background Frailty is associated with increased healthcare utilization, yet evidence from Chinese populations—the world's largest and most rapidly aging population—remains limited.
The paper
Hunan Provincial People's Hospital
Research Square, 5 Aug 2026, CC BY, Preprint, not peer-reviewed
