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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Publicado en: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
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en liña: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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