The frailty syndrome

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-75

  Clegg, Andrew ^a   Young, John ^a  

^a BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Frailty; Older age; Physical activity; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; FALL RISK; FATIGUE; FRAILTY SYNDROME; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; AGED; AGING; ASTHENIA; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASTHENIA; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PREVALENCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 79958056377     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-1-72     Document Type: Article

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