Does Frailty Lie in the Eyes of the Beholder?

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 525-526

  Hubbard, R E ^a   Story, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CACHEXIA; EDITORIAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SARCOPENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART SURGERY; MALE; PROCEDURES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84929949291     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.01.018     Document Type: Editorial

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