Frailty Screening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 806-823

  Gray, William K ^a   Richardson, Jenny ^a   McGuire, Jackie ^a   Dewhurst, Felicity ^d   Elder, Vasanthi ^a   Weeks, Julie ^a   Walker, Richard W ^a,b   Dotchin, Catherine L ^a,c  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; disability; elderly; frailty; low and middle income country; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CHINA; CINAHL; EMBASE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MEDLINE; MEXICO; PSYCINFO; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS;

EID: 84963963784     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14069     Document Type: Review

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