Classifying Aging as a Disease in the context of ICD-11

Aging is a complex continuous multifactorial process leading to loss of function and crystalizing into the many age-related diseases. Here, we explore the arguments for classifying aging as a disease in the context of the upcoming World Health Organization’s 11th International Statistical Classifica...

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Main Authors: Alex eZhavoronkov, Bhupinder eBhullar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
WHO
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00326/full