Toenails as the "Hemoglobin A1c" of Functional Independence-Beyond the Polished Wingtips

JAMA Intern Med. 2018 May 1;178(5):598-599. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0099.

Authors

Ariela R Orkaby^{1

2}, Andrea Wershof Schwartz^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ New England GRECC (Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center), Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, VA Boston HealthCare System, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Aging, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Health Status Indicators*
Humans
Independent Living*
Male
Nails*
Physical Examination

Grants and funding

P30 AG031679/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States