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Review
. 2020 Nov;36(4):613-630.
doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2020.06.005. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

Reducing Frailty to Promote Healthy Aging

Veronica C Nwagwu  1 , Christine Cigolle  2 , Theodore Suh  3
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Review

Reducing Frailty to Promote Healthy Aging

Veronica C Nwagwu et al. Clin Geriatr Med. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

Frailty is a complex geriatric syndrome. Frail patients typically present with an array of multiple complex symptoms and significantly reduced tolerance for medical and surgical interventions. A multidomain approach is required to effectively treat/manage frailty.

Keywords: Functional decline; Healthy aging; Multicomponent frailty intervention model.

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Disclosure The authors have nothing to disclose.