Prevalence of frailty in a spanish elderly population: The frailty and dependence in albacete study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1356-1359

  Abizanda, Pedro ^a   Sánchez Jurado, Pedro M ^a   Romero, Luis ^a   Paterna, Gema ^a   Martínez Sánchez, Esther ^a   Atienzar Nú̃ez, Pilar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXHAUSTION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC CARE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SPAIN; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED; WEAKNESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; SPAIN;

EID: 79960393064     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03463.x     Document Type: Letter

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