Grading Frailty in Long-Term Care

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 544-545

  Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PHENOTYPE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; FEMALE; MALE; TRENDS;

FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 84931568249     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.03.006     Document Type: Editorial

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