Frailty, allostatic load, and the future of predictive gerontology

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1704-1706

  Kuchel, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

AGING; ALLOSTASIS; EDITORIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GERIATRIC CARE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; THEORY;

AGED; ALLOSTASIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69649100553     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02406.x     Document Type: Editorial

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