Heterogeneity of Human Aging and Its Assessment

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 877-884

  Mitnitski, Arnold ^a   Howlett, Susan E ^a,b   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological age; Biological aging; Biomarkers; Frailty indices; Health heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGED; AGING; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THEORETICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CANADA; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 85021830009     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw089     Document Type: Article

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