TY - JOUR AU - Belmin, Joël AU - Khellaf, Lyamna AU - Pariel, Sylvie AU - Jarzebowski, Witold AU - Valembois, Lucie AU - Zeisel, John AU - Lafuente-Lafuente, Carmelo PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/05 TI - Validation of the French version of the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13) JO - BMC Medical Research Methodology SP - 21 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Identifying and assessing degree and type of frailty among older persons is a major challenge when targeting high risk populations to identify preventive interventions. The Vulnerable Elders Survey-(VES-13) is a simple instrument to identify frailty defined as risk for death, functional decline or institutionalization. SN - 1471-2288 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-0910-x DO - 10.1186/s12874-020-0910-x ID - Belmin2020 ER -