Frailty: A Vital Sign for Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1082-1087

  Forman, Daniel E ^a   Alexander, Karen P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; AGED; AGING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 84979790750     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.05.015     Document Type: Review

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