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An update on frailty diagnosis and management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2013

Andrew JB Deane  and
Ahmed F Jaafar
Andrew JB Deane*
Affiliation:
Elderly Care Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Ahmed F Jaafar
Affiliation:
Elderly Care Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Andrew Deane, Elderly Care Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK. Email: ajbdeane@doctors.org.uk
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Summary

Frailty as a clinical syndrome is becoming more widely recognized and current evidence shows the importance of early detection of pre-frail states with a potential for reversibility of poor outcomes. The purpose of this review is to present the latest literature on frailty since the last review in this journal in 2007, with a particular focus on interventions aimed at reversing the processes of frailty.

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frailtydiagnosisinterventionresearch

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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 196 - 205
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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