Abstract
Frailty is a valid and clinically important construct that is recognizable by physicians. Clinical judgments about frailty can yield useful predictive information.
Keywords
MedicineFrailty IndexGerontologyScale (ratio)Confidence intervalComorbidityCohortReceiver operating characteristicInternal medicine
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- 173
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- 489-495
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Kenneth Rockwood
(2005).
A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people.
Canadian Medical Association Journal
, 173
(5)
, 489-495.
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050051
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- 10.1503/cmaj.050051