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Editorial
. 2018 Aug;66(8):1459-1461.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.15233. Epub 2018 Mar 25.

Physical Resilience: Not Simply the Opposite of Frailty

Heather E Whitson  1   2   3 , Harvey J Cohen  1   2 , Kenneth E Schmader  1   2   3 , Miriam C Morey  1   2   3 , George Kuchel  4 , Cathleen S Colon-Emeric  1   2   3
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Physical Resilience: Not Simply the Opposite of Frailty

Heather E Whitson et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Aug.
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