Frailty: Joining the giants

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 889-890

  Crome, Peter ^a   Lally, Frank ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NOTE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79956081165     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110626     Document Type: Note

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