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Factors associated with institutionalization of older people in Canada
 — testing a multifactorial definition of frailty
Author(s)Kenneth Rockwood, Paul Stolee, Ian McDowell
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 44, no 5, May 1996
Pagespp 578-582
KeywordsHealth [elderly] ; Self care capacity ; Admission [nursing homes] ; Canada.
AnnotationReports on a study which tested a model of frailty by examining factors associated with nursing home admission of older people in Canada. Concludes that frailty is a multidimensional constraint and does not simply mean dependence in activities of daily living.
Accession NumberCPA-960617037 A
ClassmarkCC: CA: LHB:QKH: 7S

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