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Vulnerability, ageism, and health: is it helpful to label older adults as a vulnerable group in health care?

Despite the diversity of ageing, society and academics often describe and label older persons as a vulnerable group. As the term vulnerability is frequently interchangeably used with frailty, dependence, or loss of autonomy, a connection between older age and deficits is promoted. Concerning this, t...

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Autor principal: Langmann, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9676836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36402852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11019-022-10129-5