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Fried frailty phenotype assessment components as applied to geriatric inpatients.
Clinical interventions in aging - 1 Jan 2016
Bieniek Joanna, Wilczyński Krzysztof, Szewieczek Jan
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BACKGROUND: Management of geriatric patients would be simplified if a universally accepted definition of frailty for clinical use was defined. Among definitions of frailty, Fried frailty phenotype criteria constitute a common reference frame for many geriatric studies. However, this reference frame has been tested primarily in elderly patients presenting with relatively good health status. OBJECTIVE: The aim of...
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