Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype

P. Fried, Linda; M. Tangen, Catherine; Walston, Jeremy; B. Newman, Anne; H. Hirsch, Calvin; S. Gottdiener, John; E. Seeman, Teresa; P. Tracy, Russell; J. Kop, Willem; L. Burke, Gregory; Ann McBurnie, Mary

doi:10.1093/gerona/56.3.m146

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Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype

Published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A • Mar 1, 2001

Authors:

Linda P. Fried

Catherine M. Tangen

Jeremy Walston

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Frailty is considered highly prevalent in old age and to confer high risk for falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. Frailty has been considered synonymous with disability, comorbidity, and other characteristics, but it is recognized that it may have a biologic basis and be a...

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Medicine

Comorbidity

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