Longevity and Frailty
- Author
- James R. Carey, Jean-Marie Robine, Jean Pierre Michel, …
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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Contained in this book are the outcome of a colloquium sponsored by Fondation IPSEN in which interdisciplinary perspectives were brought to bear on conceptual, empirical and clinical aspects of this relationship. The result is a unique, innovative and timely blend of papers on topics ranging from frailty concepts in animal models and early Homo sapiens, to documentation of progress in morbidity compression, on the relationships between frailty and impairments and inflammation, and perspectives on long-term health care needs in an aging world.
Keywords: Biomedical and life sciences / Aging / Biology / Cognitive decline / Dementia / Depression / Frailty / Inflammation / Morbidity
