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Diagnosis of Frailty after a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Differences between Family Physicians and Geriatricians

Janneke A. L. van Kempen, René J. F. Melis, M. Perry, Henk J. Schers and Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2015, 28 (2) 240-248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.02.130081

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