A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home
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- 3 October 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 347 (14) , 1068-1074
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa020423
Abstract
Functional decline in physically frail, elderly persons is associated with substantial morbidity. It is uncertain whether such functional decline can be prevented.Keywords
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