Use of Frailty in Deciding Clinical Treatment Goals for Chronic Disease in Elderly Patients in the Community

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2016 Nov 1;17(11):967-969. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.07.019. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Authors

Chang Won Won¹, Sunyoung Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Senior Health Care Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
² Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: ggutsun@naver.com.

PMID: 27594520
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.07.019

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Chronic Disease
Frail Elderly*
Frailty
Geriatric Assessment*
Goals
Humans