Frail elderly and frail old patient: Only semantic difference?;L'anziano fragile e il paziente anziano fragile: Problema solo terminologico?

Giornale di Gerontologia

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 255-259

  Foroni, M ^a   Mussi, C ^a   Erzili, E ^a   Salvioli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Frailty; Old patient; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOMENCLATURE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33847030720     PISSN: 00170305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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