Systematic review of the Kihon Checklist: Is it a reliable assessment of frailty?

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 893-902

  Sewo Sampaio, Priscila Yukari ^a   Sampaio, Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho ^a   Yamada, Minoru ^b   Arai, Hidenori ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

assessment; elderly; frailty; Kihon Checklist

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; DEPRESSION; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; KIHON CHECKLIST; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84979084428     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12833     Document Type: Review

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