Different Ways to Think about Frailty?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Andrew, Melissa K ^a   Mitnitski, Arnold B ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; LETTER; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 38849142537     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.09.017     Document Type: Letter

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