System models for resilience in gerontology: application to the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract The care needs for aging adults are increasing burdens on health systems around the world. Efforts minimizing risk to improve quality of life and aging have proven moderately successful, but acute shocks and chronic stressors to an individual’s systemic physical and cognitive functions may...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Klasa, Stephanie Galaitsi, Andrew Wister, Igor Linkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01965-2