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Failure to thrive: paradigm for the frail elder
A retrospective study suggests that the FTT is diagnosed when the elderly patient's functional ability to live with multisystem diseases, cope with the ensuing problems, and manage his/her own care are remarkably diminished and no longer responsive to health care interventions. Standard questio...
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Published in: | The Gerontologist 1989-10, Vol.29 (Oct 89), p.654-659 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | A retrospective study suggests that the FTT is diagnosed when the elderly patient's functional ability to live with multisystem diseases, cope with the ensuing problems, and manage his/her own care are remarkably diminished and no longer responsive to health care interventions. Standard questionnaires were used to abstract data from medical charts. (Abstract amended) |
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ISSN: | 0016-9013 |