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Feasibility, acceptability and diagnostic test accuracy of frailty screening instruments in community-dwelling older people within the Australian general practice setting: a study protocol for a cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Frailty is one of the most challenging aspects of population ageing due to its association with increased risk of poor health outcomes and quality of life. General practice provides an ideal setting for the prevention and management of frailty via the implementation of preventive measu...

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Main Authors: Ambagtsheer, Rachel, Visvanathan, Renuka, Cesari, Matteo, Yu, Solomon, Archibald, Mandy, Schultz, Timothy, Karnon, Jonathon, Kitson, Alison, Beilby, Justin
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5629644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28775191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016663