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Frailty assessment scales for the elderly and their application in primary care: A systematic literature review Cover

Frailty assessment scales for the elderly and their application in primary care: A systematic literature review

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|Mar 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2019-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 91 - 100
Submitted on: Apr 16, 2018
Accepted on: Feb 22, 2019
Published on: Mar 26, 2019
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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