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Should we use gait speed in COPD, FEV 1 in frailty and dyspnoea in both?
2016
Frailty is a progressive physiological decline in multiple organ systems marked by loss of function, loss of physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to disease [1]. Biological (inflammation and loss of hormones), clinical ( e.g. sarcopenia and osteoporosis) and social factors are involved in frailty onset, evolution and prognosis [2, 3]. Links between frailty, dyspnoea and chronic respiratory diseases represent a novel and practical approach