Importance of cognitive assessment as part of the “Kihon Checklist” developed by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for prediction of frailty at a 2‐year follow up

To investigate which category in the “Kihon Checklist” developed by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare can predict functional decline for community‐dwelling elderly people at a 2‐year follow up.

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