Are physically frail older persons more at risk of adverse outcomes if they also suffer from cognitive, social, and psychological frailty?

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 213-219

  Ament, Bart H L ^a,b   de Vugt, Marjolein E ^b   Verhey, Frans R J ^b   Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Determinants; Frailty; Hospital admission; IADL disability; Quality of life; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905680594     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-014-0308-x     Document Type: Article

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