FRAILTY ASSESSMENT OF ELDERLY HOSPITALIZED AT AN EMERGENCY SERVICE OF A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

The objective in this study was to assess the frailty of elderly hospitalized at the Emergency Service of a university hospital in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The data were collected between March and June 2014. Cross-sectional study involving 101 elderly, hospitalized for 24 hours or more. To d...

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Main Authors: Juliane de Fátima Santos Antunes, Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes, Cássia Regina Vancini Campanharo, Ruth Ester Assayag Batista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2015-06-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.39928