Frailty in older women

Maturitas

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-207

  Hubbard, Ruth E ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Frailty; Frailty Index; Limit; Oestrogen; Physiological reserve; Testosterone; Women

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY INDEX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PLEIOTROPY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; X CHROMOSOME;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; PARITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79957994039     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.04.006     Document Type: Review

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