Clinical Global Impression of Change in Physical Frailty: Development of a Measure Based on Clinical Judgment

Objectives: To expand the ability to assess physical frailty by developing a Clinical Global Impression of Change in Physical Frailty (CGIC‐PF) instrument.

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