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A pragmatic tool to identify aspects of frailty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2020

Tom C. Russ  and
Miles Welstead
Tom C. Russ*
Affiliation:
Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, EdinburghEH8 9JZ, UK Lothian Birth Cohorts, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, EdinburghEH8 9JZ, UK Edinburgh Dementia Prevention Group, University of Edinburgh, 9a BioQuarter, 9 Little France Road, EdinburghEH16 4UX, UK Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Terrace, EdinburghEH10 5HF, UK
Miles Welstead
Affiliation:
Lothian Birth Cohorts, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, EdinburghEH8 9JZ, UK Edinburgh Dementia Prevention Group, University of Edinburgh, 9a BioQuarter, 9 Little France Road, EdinburghEH16 4UX, UK
*
Email: T.C.Russ@ed.ac.uk.
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 9: Issue Theme: Enhanced Assessment Instruments for Older Adults with Major Neurocognitive Disorders , September 2020 , pp. 1019 - 1021
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