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. 2025 Oct 1;66(Suppl 1):S25-S29.
doi: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2025-067. Epub 2025 Oct 15.

Why frailty and sarcopenia matter to everyone

Christine Yuanxin Chen  1 , Gurinderjit Sidhu Kaur, Barbara Helen Rosario, Christopher Tsung Chien Lien, Kiat Sern Goh
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Why frailty and sarcopenia matter to everyone

Christine Yuanxin Chen et al. Singapore Med J. .
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Chart shows the case-finding and assessment of ‘possible sarcopenia’.[6]
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Emerging care models for different degrees of frailty (Adapted from Specialised Clinical Frailty Network overarching approach).[48] EAGLECare: Enhancing Advance Care Planning, Geriatric Care and End of Life Care in the Eastern Region.[4950]
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  • Singapore Med J. 92:102111.

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