Successful aging as a continuum of functional independence: Lessons from physical disability models of aging

Aging and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-15

  Lowry, Kristin A ^a   Vallejo, Abbe N ^b   Studenski, Stephanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Frailty; Inflammation; Mobility; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869076026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21525250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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