A Frailty Instrument for primary care: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

A Frailty Instrument for primary care: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A frailty paradigm would be useful in primary care to identify older people at risk, but appropriate metrics at that level are lacking. We created and validated a simple instrument for frailty screening in Europeans aged ≥50. Our stu...

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Main Authors: Romero-Ortuno Roman, Walsh Cathal D, Lawlor Brian A, Kenny Rose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/10/57

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