Measuring Frailty Can Help Emergency Departments Identify Independent Seniors at Risk of Functional Decline After Minor Injuries

BACKGROUND. This study aims to (i) describe frailty in the subgroup of independent community-dwelling seniors consulting emergency departments (EDs) for minor injuries, (ii) examine the association between frailty and functional decline 3 months postinjury, (iii) ascertain the predictive accuracy of...

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Published in:J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
Main Authors: Sirois, Marie-Josée, Griffith, Lauren, Perry, Jeffrey, Daoust, Raoul, Veillette, Nathalie, Lee, Jacques, Pelletier, Mathieu, Wilding, Laura, Émond, Marcel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5155653/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26400735
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv152
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