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Identification and management of frailty in the primary care setting

Marjan Abbasi, Darryl Rolfson, Amandeep S. Khera, Julia Dabravolskaj, Elsa Dent and Linda Xia
CMAJ September 24, 2018 190 (38) E1134-E1140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.171509
Marjan Abbasi
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Departments of Medicine (Rolfson); Family Medicine (Khera, Xia), Division of Care of Elderly (Abbasi), University of Alberta; Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network (Dabravolskaj), Edmonton, Alta.; Torrens University Australia (Dent), Adelaide, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Dent), Melbourne, Australia
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Darryl Rolfson
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Departments of Medicine (Rolfson); Family Medicine (Khera, Xia), Division of Care of Elderly (Abbasi), University of Alberta; Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network (Dabravolskaj), Edmonton, Alta.; Torrens University Australia (Dent), Adelaide, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Dent), Melbourne, Australia
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Amandeep S. Khera
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Departments of Medicine (Rolfson); Family Medicine (Khera, Xia), Division of Care of Elderly (Abbasi), University of Alberta; Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network (Dabravolskaj), Edmonton, Alta.; Torrens University Australia (Dent), Adelaide, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Dent), Melbourne, Australia
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Julia Dabravolskaj
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Departments of Medicine (Rolfson); Family Medicine (Khera, Xia), Division of Care of Elderly (Abbasi), University of Alberta; Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network (Dabravolskaj), Edmonton, Alta.; Torrens University Australia (Dent), Adelaide, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Dent), Melbourne, Australia
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Elsa Dent
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Departments of Medicine (Rolfson); Family Medicine (Khera, Xia), Division of Care of Elderly (Abbasi), University of Alberta; Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network (Dabravolskaj), Edmonton, Alta.; Torrens University Australia (Dent), Adelaide, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Dent), Melbourne, Australia
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Linda Xia
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Departments of Medicine (Rolfson); Family Medicine (Khera, Xia), Division of Care of Elderly (Abbasi), University of Alberta; Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network (Dabravolskaj), Edmonton, Alta.; Torrens University Australia (Dent), Adelaide, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Dent), Melbourne, Australia
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vol. 190 no. 38 E1134-E1140
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.171509
PubMed 
30249759
History 
  • Published online September 23, 2018.
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  1. Marjan Abbasi, MD,
  2. Darryl Rolfson, MD,
  3. Amandeep S. Khera, MD MPH,
  4. Julia Dabravolskaj, MD MSc,
  5. Elsa Dent, PhD,
  6. Linda Xia, BSc
  1. Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Departments of Medicine (Rolfson); Family Medicine (Khera, Xia), Division of Care of Elderly (Abbasi), University of Alberta; Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network (Dabravolskaj), Edmonton, Alta.; Torrens University Australia (Dent), Adelaide, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Dent), Melbourne, Australia
  1. Correspondence to: Marjan Abbasi, marjan.abbasi{at}albertahealthservices.ca

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