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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Main Authors: Tania Tello-Rodríguez, Luis Varela-Pinedo
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2016-06-01
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