The frailty syndrome in the public health agenda

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 703-704

  Rodríguez Artalejo, Fernando ^a,b   Rodríguez Mañas, Leocadio ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYNDROME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYNDROME;

EID: 84904342356     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-203863     Document Type: Editorial

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