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Multicomponent Program to Reduce Functional Decline in Frail Elderly People: A Cluster Controlled Trial

Franca G.H. Ruikes, Sytse U. Zuidema, Reinier P. Akkermans, Willem J.J. Assendelft, Henk J. Schers and Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2016, 29 (2) 209-217; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150214
Franca G.H. Ruikes
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen (FGHR, RPA, WJJA, HJS, RTCMK); the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen (SUZ); and the Joachim and Anna Centre for Specialized Geriatric Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (RTCMK).
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Sytse U. Zuidema
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen (FGHR, RPA, WJJA, HJS, RTCMK); the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen (SUZ); and the Joachim and Anna Centre for Specialized Geriatric Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (RTCMK).
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Reinier P. Akkermans
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Willem J.J. Assendelft
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Henk J. Schers
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen (FGHR, RPA, WJJA, HJS, RTCMK); the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen (SUZ); and the Joachim and Anna Centre for Specialized Geriatric Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (RTCMK).
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Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen (FGHR, RPA, WJJA, HJS, RTCMK); the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen (SUZ); and the Joachim and Anna Centre for Specialized Geriatric Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (RTCMK).
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vol. 29 no. 2 209-217
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150214
PubMed 
26957377

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication July 8, 2015
  • Revision received October 7, 2015
  • Accepted for publication October 12, 2015
  • Published online March 8, 2016.

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© Copyright 2016 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Franca G.H. Ruikes, MD,
  2. Sytse U. Zuidema, MD, PhD,
  3. Reinier P. Akkermans, MSc,
  4. Willem J.J. Assendelft, MD, PhD,
  5. Henk J. Schers, MD, PhD and
  6. Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans, MD, PhD
  1. From the Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen (FGHR, RPA, WJJA, HJS, RTCMK); the Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen (SUZ); and the Joachim and Anna Centre for Specialized Geriatric Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (RTCMK).
  1. Corresponding author: Franca G.H. Ruikes, MD, Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands (E-mail address: Franca.Ruikes{at}Radboudumc.nl).
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Franca G.H. Ruikes, Sytse U. Zuidema, Reinier P. Akkermans, Willem J.J. Assendelft, Henk J. Schers, Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2016, 29 (2) 209-217; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150214

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Franca G.H. Ruikes, Sytse U. Zuidema, Reinier P. Akkermans, Willem J.J. Assendelft, Henk J. Schers, Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2016, 29 (2) 209-217; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150214
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