title: Frailty: the looming epidemic.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA. jvarner@usouthal.edu
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCullers
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology