Older Persons and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Submitted by Minnesota North... on Sep 6, 2020 - 9:20am CDT

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Journal Article

This brief article written by Dr. John E. Morley discusses COVID-19 in the older adult population, and specific things older adults should do to avoid contracting the disease. TThe article describes the Simple "FRAIL" Questionnaire Screening Tool for older adults and its scoring.

Source: Saint Louis University's Gateway Geriatric Educatioin Center & Aging Successfully, 2020.
https://www.slu.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/geriatric-medicine/aging-successfully/index.php

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John E. Morley
Subject: 
Communities & Population Health
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