"Frail Elderly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Older adults or aged individuals who are lacking in general strength and are unusually susceptible to disease or to other infirmity.
Descriptor ID |
D016330
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MeSH Number(s) |
M01.060.116.100.540
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Concept/Terms |
Frail Elderly- Frail Elderly
- Elderly, Frail
- Frail Elders
- Elder, Frail
- Elders, Frail
- Frail Elder
Frail Older Adults- Frail Older Adults
- Adult, Frail Older
- Adults, Frail Older
- Frail Older Adult
- Older Adult, Frail
- Older Adults, Frail
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frail Elderly" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation of fever and infection in older adult residents of long-term care facilities: 2008 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Mar; 57(3):375-94.
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Fecal incontinence in older patients. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005 Jan-Feb; 6(1):54-60.
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Higher risk of multiple falls among elderly women who lose visual acuity. Ophthalmology. 2004 May; 111(5):857-62.
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Lower gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly patients. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2003 Nov-Dec; 4(6):320-2.
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Acute diarrhea in frail elderly nursing home patients. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2003 Jan-Feb; 4(1):34-9.
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Tuberculosis in long-term-care facilities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2000 Sep; 21(9):611-5.