TY - JOUR
T1 - Frailty in older adults
T2 - Implications for end-of-life care
AU - Koller, Katalin
AU - Rockwood, Kenneth
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Frailty has important implications for the care needs of older adults and how those needs are met. By recognizing frailty and measuring it objectively, clinicians can better engage patients and their loved ones in difficult discussions about treatment plans and prognosis, and ultimately deliver better palliative care.
AB - Frailty has important implications for the care needs of older adults and how those needs are met. By recognizing frailty and measuring it objectively, clinicians can better engage patients and their loved ones in difficult discussions about treatment plans and prognosis, and ultimately deliver better palliative care.
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12100
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12100
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23456467
AN - SCOPUS:84875791802
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 80
SP - 168
EP - 174
JO - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
IS - 3
ER -