Concept information
Preferred term
Frailty
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Frailness
Note
- coordinate with FRAIL ELDERLY if pertinent
Scope note
- A state of increased vulnerability to stressors, following declines in function and reserves across multiple physiologic systems, characterized by MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FATIGUE; slowed motor performance; low physical activity; and unintentional weight loss.
History note
- 2018
In other languages
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Finnish
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hauraus
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heikkous
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voimattomuus
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Swedish
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Bräcklighet
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Skröplighet
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000073496
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