Triage of frail elderly with reduced exercise tolerance in primary care (TREE). a clustered randomized diagnostic study
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Triage of frail elderly with reduced exercise tolerance in primary care (TREE). a clustered randomized diagnostic study
BACKGROUND Exercise reduced tolerance and breathlessness are common in the elderly and can result in substantial loss in functionality and health related quality of life. Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common underlying causes, but can be difficult to disentangle due to overlap in symptomatology. In addition, other potential causes such as obesity, anaem...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-385