Frailty assessment in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 291-298

  Stiffler, Kirk A ^a   Finley, Allison ^a,b   Midha, Sonia ^c   Wilber, Scott T ^a,b,c  

^a AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

gait speed; geriatrics; muscle weakness

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

GAIT SPEED; GERIATRICS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 84881137861     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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