Towards an integral conceptual model of frailty

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-181

  Gobbens, R J J ^a   Luijkx, K G ^b   Wijnen Sponselee, M T ^a   Schols, J M G A ^b  

^a AVANS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Definition; Elderly; Expert meetings; Frailty; Integral model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENDURANCE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRENGTH; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; AGED; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONCEPT FORMATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77953341043     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0045-6     Document Type: Article

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