Assessing Upper-Extremity Motion: An Innovative, Objective Method to Identify Frailty in Older Bed-Bound Trauma Patients.

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Author
Toosizadeh, Nima
Joseph, Bellal
Heusser, Michelle R
Orouji Jokar, Tahereh
Mohler, Jane
Phelan, Herb A
Najafi, Bijan
Affiliation
Univ Arizona, iCAMP
Univ Arizona, Dept Surg, Div Trauma Emergency Surg Crit Care & Burns
Univ Arizona, Dept Biomed Engn
Univ Arizona, Arizona Ctr Aging, Dept Med
Issue Date
2016-08

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Citation
Assessing Upper-Extremity Motion: An Innovative, Objective Method to Identify Frailty in Older Bed-Bound Trauma Patients. 2016, 223 (2):240-8 J. Am. Coll. Surg.
Journal
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Rights
© 2016 by the American College of Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.
Abstract
Despite increasing evidence that assessing frailty facilitates medical decision-making, a quick and clinically simple frailty assessment tool is not available for trauma settings.
Note
Available online 4 May 2016. 12 month embargo.
ISSN
1879-1190
PubMed ID
27155751
DOI
10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.03.030
Version
Final accepted manuscript
Sponsors
NIH/National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering [1R25EB012973]; National Institute on Aging [5R44AG050338-02]; Flinn Foundation [1907]
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1072751516300333
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