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Physiologic Frailty in Nonelderly Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Patients: Results From the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study.
JAMA oncology - 1 Oct 2016
Arora Mukta, Sun Can-Lan, Ness Kirsten K, Teh Jennifer Berano, Wu Jessica, Francisco Liton, Armenian Saro H, Schad Amy, Namdar Golnaz, Bosworth Alysia, Kuo Linus, Weisdorf Daniel J, Forman Stephen J, Bhatia Smita
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Frailty results in decreased physiological reserve and diminished resistance to stressors; approximately 10% of those in the elderly population (those ≥65 years) are frail. High-intensity treatments and complications after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) injure normal tissues and may increase the risk of frailty even among nongeriatric HCT patients. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of...
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