Correlation between frailty level and disability of the elderly and frailty related factors

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 588-597

  Ma, Seung Hyun ^a   Jeung, Ki Yun ^a   Hong, Sun Hyoung ^a   Shim, Eun Young ^a   Yoo, Sang Ho ^a   Kim, Mee Young ^a   Yoon, Jong Lull ^a  

^a Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elderly; Frailty; Frailty related factors; Functional disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053535230     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2009.30.8.588     Document Type: Article

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