Frailty screening of Tunisian older adults: feasibility and usefulness in the Emergency Department

INTRODUCTION: Frail older adults are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes after an Emergency Department (ED) visit. Several tools exist for the screening of frailty among these patients. However, no tool has been validated in Tunisia. This study aims to evaluate the usefulness of frailty screen...

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Autores principales: Chakroun-Walha, Olfa, Walha, Adel, Bradai, Haifa, Nasri, Abdennour, Karray, Rim, Jerbi, Mouna, Trabelsi, Rahma, Rekik, Noureddine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7700987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33299754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2020.07.014

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7700987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33299754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2020.07.014

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