Toward a conceptual definition of frail community dwelling older people

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 76-86

  Gobbens, Robbert J ^a   Luijkx, Katrien G ^a   Wijnen Sponselee, Maria T ^a   Schols, Jos M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; CONSENSUS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77950106193     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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