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. 2006 Sep;35(5):526-9.
doi: 10.1093/ageing/afl041. Epub 2006 Jun 6.

Validity and reliability of the Edmonton Frail Scale

Darryl B Rolfson  1 , Sumit R Majumdar, Ross T Tsuyuki, Adeel Tahir, Kenneth Rockwood
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Validity and reliability of the Edmonton Frail Scale

Darryl B Rolfson et al. Age Ageing. 2006 Sep.
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