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La fragilidad como punto de corte en geriatría / Frailty as a cut point in Geriatrics
Romero Cabrera, A. J.
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  • Romero Cabrera, A. J; Hospital Universitario Doctor Gustavo Aldereguia Lima. Cienfuegos. Cuba
Geriátrika (Madr.) ; 22(2): 42-46, mar.-abr. 2006. tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-044802
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: ES1.1 - BNCS
RESUMEN
La fragiIidad es un término comúnmente usadopor los geriatras pero no hay un consenso sobresu definición y su forma de medirla. El artículoenfatiza en la fragilidad como estado devulnerabilidad y punto nodal sobre el que debenenfocarse las acciones de la práctica geriátricaactual. Se hace una revisión sobre sus distintasdefiniciones, su prevalencia, los marcadores defragilidad y los instrumentos que se proponenpara medir el estado frágil
ABSTRACT
Frailty is a common term used by geriatriciansbut there is no consensus on its definition and itsways to measure. This article emphasizes onfrailty as a state of vulnerability and a nodal pointto focus the actions of the current geriatric practice.The author reviews the many definitions offrailty, its prevalence, the frailty markers and theindexes proposed to measure this state
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Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Frail Elderly / Health Services for the Aged Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Aged / Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Geriátrika (Madr.) Year: 2006 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Universitario Doctor Gustavo Aldereguia Lima/Cuba
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Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Frail Elderly / Health Services for the Aged Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Aged / Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Geriátrika (Madr.) Year: 2006 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Universitario Doctor Gustavo Aldereguia Lima/Cuba