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Frailty and sarcopenia as the basis for the phenotypic manifestation of chronic diseases in older adults.
Molecular aspects of medicine - 1 Aug 2016
Angulo Javier, El Assar Mariam, Rodríguez-Mañas Leocadio
Abstract excerpt
Frailty is a functional status that precedes disability and is characterized by decreased functional reserve and increased vulnerability. In addition to disability, the frailty phenotype predicts falls, institutionalization, hospitalization and mortality. Frailty is the consequence of the interaction between the aging process and some chronic diseases and conditions that compromise functional systems and finally...
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