It was with great interest that we read the CMAJ news piece on MD Management Ltd. and
ethical investments. 1 We met with an MD Management advisor regarding this very issue …

Dear Editor, We have carefully read the article by Lavan AH et al. about a consensus
validation of a Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescription in Frail adults with limited life …

To the Editor: Older populations have multiple comorbid chronic diseases that require
multiple treatments, which make them the larger consumer of medications. 1 As a person …

Frailty, commonly associated with aging, includes several characteristics (see below). Frail
older adults are weak, often have many complex medical problems, have a lower ability for …

More than a century ago, Elie Metchnikoff, winner of the Nobel Prize of Physiology and
Medicine in 1908, proposed the term gerontology to define the “scientific study of old age.” 1 …

Crome has received grants from the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health Research
and Lilly, and from the European Union to study increasing participation of older people in …

The differences between a 70-yearold who is robust and one who is frail are easily
detectible. Frail older patients are visibly more vulnerable, withdrawn, unsteady, and weak …

Response to the letter from Xue And Varadhan: "What is missing in the validation of frailty
instruments?". - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe …

This editorial comments on the articles by Bergen et al. and Shmuel et al.

We appreciate the thoughtful comments and discussion by Dr. Varadhan and his colleagues
on our recent work to develop and validate a claims-based frailty index (CFI) according to …