Validity and reliability of the Edmonton Frail Scale [4]

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 526-529

  Rolfson, Darryl B ^a   Majumdar, Sumit R ^a   Tsuyuki, Ross T ^b   Tahir, Adeel ^c   Rockwood, Kenneth ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c EPICORE Centre ^*  (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; AGING; BARTHEL INDEX; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSENSUS; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG USE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOOD; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUTRITION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33748075822     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl041     Document Type: Letter

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