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Frailty in end-stage hip or knee osteoarthritis: validation of the Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) questionnaire

Frailty is highly prevalent in the elderly, increasing the risk of poor health outcomes. The Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) is a 15-item validated questionnaire for the elderly. Its value in patients with end-stage hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) has not yet been determined. This study assesses t...

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Autores principales: Meessen, Jennifer M. T. A., Leichtenberg, Claudia S., Tilbury, Claire, Kaptein, Bart L., Koster, Lennard A., Slagboom, P. Eline, Verdegaal, Suzan H. M., Onstenk, Ron, van der Linden-van der Zwaag, Henrike M. J., Kaptijn, Herman, Vehmeijer, Stephan B. W., Marijnissen, Willem-Jan C., Damen, Pieter-Jan, Nelissen, Rob G. H. H., Vliet Vlieland, Thea P. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5910491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29147763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-017-3868-1