Prevalence of frailty in community-dwelling older persons: A systematic review

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1487-1492

  Collard, Rose M ^a,b   Boter, Han ^c   Schoevers, Robert A ^c   Oude Voshaar, Richard C ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Pro Persona   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

elderly; frailty; prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FRAIL ELDERLY; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84865146480     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04054.x     Document Type: Review

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