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The assessment of frailty in older adults.
Clinics in geriatric medicine - 1 May 2010
Abellan van Kan Gabor, Rolland Yves, Houles Mathieu, Gillette-Guyonnet Sophie, Soto Maria, Vellas Bruno
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No clear consensual definition regarding frailty seems to emerge from the literature after 30 years of research in the topic, and a large array of models and criteria has been proposed to define the syndrome. Controversy continues to exist on the choice of the components to be included in the frailty definition. Two main definitions based on clusters of components are found in literature: a physical phenotype of...
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