Frailty as an Outcome in Geriatrics Research: Not Ready for Prime Time?

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Editorial

Rebecca T Brown et al. Ann Intern Med. 2018.

. 2018 Mar 6;168(5):361-362.

doi: 10.7326/M17-3048. Epub 2018 Jan 9.

¹ Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California (R.T.B., K.E.C.).

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Effect of Physical Activity on Frailty: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trombetti A, Hars M, Hsu FC, Reid KF, Church TS, Gill TM, King AC, Liu CK, Manini TM, McDermott MM, Newman AB, Rejeski WJ, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Fielding RA; LIFE Study Investigators. Trombetti A, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Mar 6;168(5):309-316. doi: 10.7326/M16-2011. Epub 2018 Jan 9. Ann Intern Med. 2018. PMID: 29310138 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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