Examining three frailty conceptualizations in their ability to predict negative outcomes for home-care clients.

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Published in Age Ageing on September 21, 2010

Authors

Joshua J Armstrong1, Paul Stolee, John P Hirdes, Jeff W Poss

Author Affiliations

1: Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. griffith@mcmaster.ca

Associated clinical trials:

Development of Clinical Indicators From the Swiss RAI-HC (IndiRAI) | NCT03139162

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