Multiple Choice
A number of screening tools have been developed to accurately establish biologic age.One tool,the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) ,is a multidimensional evaluation that scrutinizes medications,functional ability,co-morbid conditions,cognitive ability,mental function,nutritional status,and socioenvironmental factors.In geriatric medical studies,the CGA has been valuable in providing a metric for describing healthy aging and:
A) predicting the incidence of hospitalization.
B) identifying at-risk individuals.
C) measuring performance of activities of daily living.
D) determining success of interventions.
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