The critical need to promote research of aging and aging-related diseases to improve health and longevity of the elderly population

Aging and Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-5

  Jin, Kunlin ^a,b   Simpkins, James W ^a,c   Ji, Xunming ^a,d   Leis, Miriam ^a,e   Stambler, Ilia ^a,f  

^a International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^f BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aging; Aging related diseases; Elderly; Health; Longevity; Population

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AGING-RELATED DISEASES; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84935497762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21525250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14336/AD.2014.1210     Document Type: Note

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