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Sleep quality and duration and frailty in older adults: a systematic review

Ângela Maria Natal de Souza1, Dalila Pinto de Souza Fernandes2, Isabella Silva Castro3

  • 1Department of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Frontiers in Public Health
|March 13, 2025
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agingfrailtyolder adultssleep complaintssleep qualitysystematic review

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