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dc.contributor.authorBergman, Howard
dc.contributor.authorFerrucci, Luigi
dc.contributor.authorGuralnik, Jack
dc.contributor.authorHogan, David B.
dc.contributor.authorHummel, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorKarunananthan, Sathya
dc.contributor.authorWolfson, Christina
dc.date.accessioned2007-06-08T15:50:20Z
dc.date.available2007-06-08T15:50:20Z
dc.date.issued2006-12-18
dc.identifier.urihttp://biomed.gerontologyjournals.org/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1866/1368
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial support for the Second International Working Meeting on Frailty and Aging was provided by: Max Bell Foundation; Quebec Network for Research on Aging (Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec); Institute of Aging - Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); CIHR International Opportunity Program – Development Grant 68739; Gustav Levinschi Foundation; The Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Chair in Geriatric Medicine, McGill University.en
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dc.subjectfrailtyen
dc.subjectagingen
dc.subjectvieillissementen
dc.subjectSecond International Working Meeting on Frailty and Agingen
dc.titleFrailty, an Emerging Research and Clinical Paradigm: Issues and Controversiesen
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversité de Montréal. École de santé publique. Département de gestion, d'évaluation et de politique de santéfr
dcterms.abstractClinicians and researchers have shown increasing interest in frailty. Yet, there is still considerable uncertainty around the concept and its definition. In this paper, we present perspectives on key issues and controversies discussed by scientists from 13 different countries, representing a diverse range of disciplines, at the 2006 Second International Working Meeting on Frailty and Aging. The following fundamental questions are discussed: what is the distinction, if any, between frailty and aging? What is its relationship with chronic disease? Is frailty a syndrome or a series of age-related impairments that predict adverse outcomes? What are the critical domains in its operational definition? Is frailty a useful concept? The implications of different models and approaches are examined. While consensus has yet to be attained, work accomplished to date has opened exciting new horizons. The paper concludes with suggested directions for future research.en
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dcterms.description[À l'origine dans / Was originally part of : ESPUM - Dép. gestion, évaluation et politique de santé - Travaux et publications]
dcterms.languageengen
UdeM.VersionRioxxVersion originale de l'auteur·e / Author's Original
oaire.citationTitleJournal of gerontology
oaire.citationVolume62
oaire.citationIssue7
oaire.citationStartPage731
oaire.citationEndPage737


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