Frailty Assessment in the Cardiovascular Care of Older Adults

Afilalo et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69fdaa82a57f1b069b22ee41 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.070

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