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Frailty and cognition: Linking two common syndromes in older persons

  • T. K. Malmstrom1 &
  • John E. Morley2,3 

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  1. Department of Neurology & Psychiatry and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    T. K. Malmstrom

  2. Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Endocrinology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    John E. Morley

  3. Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Endocrinology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd., M238, St. Louis, Missouri, 63104, USA

    John E. Morley

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Malmstrom, T.K., Morley, J.E. Frailty and cognition: Linking two common syndromes in older persons. J Nutr Health Aging 17, 723–725 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-013-0395-y

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  • Received: 09 August 2013

  • Accepted: 14 August 2013

  • Published: 21 October 2013

  • Issue Date: November 2013

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-013-0395-y

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