The Vulnerable Elders Survey: A Tool for Identifying Vulnerable Older People in the Community
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- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 49 (12), 1691-1699
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49281.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To develop a simple method for identifying community-dwelling vulnerable older people, defined as persons age 65 and older at increased risk of death or functional decline. To assess whet...Keywords
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