Frailty: An Emerging Public Health Priority

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 188-192

  Cesari, Matteo ^a,b   Prince, Martin ^c   Thiyagarajan, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli ^d   De Carvalho, Islene Araujo ^e   Bernabei, Roberto ^f   Chan, Piu ^g   Gutierrez Robledo, Luis Miguel ^h   Michel, Jean Pierre ⁱ   Morley, John E ^j   Ong, Paul ^k   Rodriguez Manas, Leocadio ^l   Sinclair, Alan ^m   Won, Chang Won ⁿ   Beard, John ^e   Vellas, Bruno ^a,b  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^g CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GERIATRÍA   (Mexico)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^j SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k HelpAge International   (United Kingdom)

^l HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^m Medici Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Age related conditions; Aging; Capacity; Disability; Elderly; Frailty; Function; Health care; Prevention; Public health; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84958850422     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.12.016     Document Type: Article

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