A cluster analysis to define human aging phenotypes

Biogerontology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-290

  Passarino, G ^a   Montesanto, A ^a   De Rango, F ^a   Garasto, S ^a   Berardelli, M ^a   Domma, F ^a   Mari, V ^b   Feraco, E ^b   Franceschi, C ^b,c   Benedictis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Aging phenotype; APOE; Children of centenarians; Cluster analysis; Frailty

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; DNA;

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DNA DETERMINATION; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRICS; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HEREDITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34248156310     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: 15736768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10522-006-9071-5     Document Type: Article

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