CME article: Risk factors for frailty in the older adult

Clinical Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 37-44

  Espinoza, Sara E ^a,b   Fried, Linda P ^c,d,e  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine Epidemiology Health Policy and Nursing ^*

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Center on Aging and Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; EXHAUSTION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WALKING SPEED; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 34447129650     PISSN: 10951598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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