PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Katalin Koller
AU  - Kenneth Rockwood
TI  - Frailty in older adults: Implications for end-of-life care
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12100
DP  - 2013 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 168--174
VI  - 80
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/3/168.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/3/168.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2013 Mar 01; 80
AB  - Frailty has important implications for the care needs of older adults and how those needs are met. By recognizing frailty and measuring it objectively, clinicians can better engage patients and their loved ones in difficult discussions about treatment plans and prognosis, and ultimately deliver better palliative care.