Family physicians need easy instruments for frailty.

De Lepeleire, Jan;Degryse, Jean-Marie;Illiffe, Steve;Mann, Eva;Buntinx, Frank
(2008) Age and Ageing — Vol. 37, n° 4, p. 384 (2008)

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  • De Lepeleire, Jan
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  • Degryse, Jean-Marieorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Illiffe, Steve
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  • Mann, Eva
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  • Buntinx, Frank
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(en) SIR—This is with reference to the article ‘Development of an easy prognostic score for frailty outcomes in the aged’ written by G. Ravaglia, P. Forti, A. Lucicesare, N. Pisacane, E. Rietti, C. Patterson[1]. As general practitioners involved in research about primary care for older people we agree that frailty is an emerging concept with important clinical consequences. Ravaglia et al. describe ‘an easy …
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De Lepeleire, J., Degryse, J.-M., Illiffe, S., Mann, E., & Buntinx, F. (2008). Family physicians need easy instruments for frailty. Age and Ageing, 37(4), 384. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afn116 (Original work published 2008)