A multifactorial interdisciplinary intervention reduces frailty in older people: Randomized trial

BMC Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cameron, Ian D ^a   Fairhall, Nicola ^a   Langron, Colleen ^b   Lockwood, Keri ^a   Monaghan, Noeline ^a   Aggar, Christina ^a   Sherrington, Catherine ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^c   Kurrle, Susan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Health Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; frail elderly; randomized controlled trial; therapeutics; walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84874752989     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-65     Document Type: Article

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