A pilot randomized controlled trial to improve geriatric frailty

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chan, Ding Cheng Derrick ^a   Tsou, Hsiao Hui ^c   Yang, Rong Sen ^a   Tsauo, Jau Yih ^b,d   Chen, Ching Yu ^a,c   Hsiung, Chao Agnes ^c   Kuo, Ken N ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d Institution Mailing Address   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aged; Community; Effectiveness; Frailty; Intervention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84866526558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-58     Document Type: Article

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