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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/36788| Title: | Assessing the social dimension of frailty in old age: a systematic review |
| Author: | Bessa, Bruno Ribeiro, Oscar Coelho, Tiago |
| Keywords: | Frailty Social networks Loneliness Isolation Social support Social activities |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2018 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Abstract: | Different concepts of frailty have resulted in different assessment tools covering distinct dimensions. Despite the growing recognition that there is an association between frailty and social factors, there's a lack of clarity on what is being assessed in terms of "social aspects" of frailty. |
| Peer review: | yes |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/36788 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.archger.2018.06.005 |
| ISSN: | 0167-4943 |
| Appears in Collections: | DEP - Artigos CINTESIS - Artigos |
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