Blood Biomarkers and Functional Disability among Extremely Longevous Individuals: A Population-Based Study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 623-627

  Liu, Zuyun ^a   Wang, Yong ^b   Huang, Jiapin ^a   Chu, Xuefeng ^b   Qian, Degui ^c   Wang, Zhengdong ^b   Sun, Xunming ^a   Chen, Fei ^c   Xu, Jun ^c   Li, Shilin ^a   Jin, Li ^a   Wang, Xiaofeng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The People's Hospital of Rugao   (China)

^c Longevity Research Institute of Rugao   (China)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Extremely longevous; Functional disability; Serum albumin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BLOOD; CHINA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHINA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE;

EID: 84930796335     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu229     Document Type: Article

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