Is Delirium the Cognitive Harbinger of Frailty in Older Adults? A Review about the Existing Evidence
Frailty is a clinical syndrome defined by the age-related depletion of the individual’s homeostatic reserves, determining an increased susceptibility to stressors and disproportionate exposure to negative health changes. The physiological systems that are involved in the determination of frailty are...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00188/full |