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Frailty in primary care: a review of its conceptualization and implications for practice

Frail, older patients pose a challenge to the primary care physician who may often feel overwhelmed by their complex presentation and tenuous health status. At the same time, family physicians are ideally suited to incorporate the concept of frailty into their practice. They have the propensity and...

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Autores principales: Lacas, Alethea, Rockwood, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3271962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22236397
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-10-4