The New England journal of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
A program to prevent functional decline in physically frail, elderly persons who live at home.
Functional decline in physically frail, elderly persons is associated with substantial morbidity. It is uncertain whether such functional decline can be prevented. ⋯ A home-based program targeting underlying impairments in physical abilities can reduce the progression of functional decline among physically frail, elderly persons who live at home.