Prevalence and correlates of geriatric frailty in a Northern Taiwan Community

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 247-257

  Chang, Ching I ^a   Chan, Ding Cheng ^b   Kuo, Ken N ^a   Agnes Hsiung, Chao ^a   Chen, Ching Yu ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Edmonton frail scale; Frailty; Fried frail index; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DYSPHAGIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PAIN; POLYPHARMACY; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 79957595390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60037-5     Document Type: Article

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