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Frailty in older adults

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Frailty is defined as a decreased ability to cope with routine or acute stressors due to age-associated declines in physiological function across the body’s systems. This condition may be characterized by sarcopenia, anemia, increased cortisol, decreased androgens and growth hormones, insulin resistance, compromised immune function, micronutrient deficiencies, and oxidative stress.

This Collection will highlight original research on the causes, consequences, and incidence of frailty in older adults.

 

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  • Jennifer C. Davis, PhD , 

    Jennifer C. Davis, PhD

    Faculty of Management, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

  • Yves Henchoz, PhD, PD , 

    Yves Henchoz, PhD, PD

    Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems, Unisanté, University Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Lausanne, Switzerland.

  • Kwang-il Kim, MD, PhD , 

    Kwang-il Kim, MD, PhD

    Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea

  • Qi Lu, MSc, RN  &

    Qi Lu, MSc, RN

    School of Nursing, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China

  • Tianma Xu, PhD

    Tianma Xu, PhD

    Health and Social Sciences Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore.

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