Biological resilience of older adults versus frailty

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 304-305

  De Alfieri, Walter ^a   Costanzo, Sergio ^b   Borgogni, Tiziano ^a  

^a Geriatric Unit   (Italy)

^b ASP Montedomini   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; PHYSICS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 78651076676     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.11.028     Document Type: Letter

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