Toenails as the "Hemoglobin A1c" of Functional Independence-Beyond the Polished Wingtips

Ariela R Orkaby^{1

2}, Andrea Wershof Schwartz^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ New England GRECC (Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center), Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, VA Boston HealthCare System, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Aging, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Ariela R Orkaby et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2018.

. 2018 May 1;178(5):598-599.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0099.

Ariela R Orkaby^{1

2}, Andrea Wershof Schwartz^{1

3}

¹ New England GRECC (Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center), Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, VA Boston HealthCare System, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Aging, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

No abstract available

Comment in

Toenail Examination Reveals Unmet Care Needs.
Perry L. Perry L. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Sep 1;178(9):1283. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4288. JAMA Intern Med. 2018. PMID: 30193246 No abstract available.
Toenail Examination Reveals Unmet Care Needs-Reply.
Schwartz A, Orkaby A. Schwartz A, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Sep 1;178(9):1283. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4285. JAMA Intern Med. 2018. PMID: 30193249 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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