Towards a unified and standardized definition of the frailty phenotype

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  • Claudia Kimie Suemoto Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

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Claudia Kimie Suemoto, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

MD, PhD. Professor, Discipline of Geriatrics, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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Tavares DMS, Colamego CG, Pegorari MS, et al. Cardiovascular risk factors associated with frailty syndrome in hospitalized elderly people: a cross-sectional study. Sao Paulo Med J. 2016;134(5):393-9.

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2016-10-06

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Suemoto CK. Towards a unified and standardized definition of the frailty phenotype. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2016 Oct. 6 [cited 2025 Mar. 9];134(5):373-4. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1142

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