Frailty in older adults: detection, community-based intervention, and decision-making in the management of chronic illnessesFrailty in older adults: detection, community-based intervention, and decision-making in the management of chronic illnesses
Physical fragility is defined as “a medical syndrome with multiple causes and factors that contribute to its development and that is characterized by decreased strength and resistance as well as reduced physiological functioning, which increase an individual’s vulnerability to functional dependence...
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Language: | Spanish |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud
2016-06-01
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Series: | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/2207 |