The biology of frailty in humans and animals: Understanding frailty and promoting translation
Abstract Frailty is a state of high vulnerability to adverse health outcomes. This concept is used to explain the heterogeneity in rates of aging in people of the same age. Frailty has important clinical implications, because even minor stressors can lead to adverse outcomes, including death, in fra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Aging Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/agm2.12058 |