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The physical phenotype of frailty for risk stratification of older medical inpatients.
The journal of nutrition, health & aging - 1 Dec 2014
Forti P, Maioli F, Zagni E, Lucassenn T, Montanari L, Maltoni B, Luca Pirazzoli G, Bianchi G, Zoli M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To determine the usefulness of physical phenotype of frailty, cognitive impairment, and serum albumin for risk stratification of elderly medical impatients. DESIGN: Prospective, observational cohort study. SETTING: A general internal medicine unit of a university hospital in Italy. PARTICIPANTS: Inpatients with an average age of 80.8 ± 7.5 yr (N = 470). MEASUREMENTS: Frailty was defined using the...
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