Measuring Frailty in HIV-infected Individuals. Identification of Frail Patients is the First Step to Amelioration and Reversal of Frailty

A simple, validated protocol consisting of a battery of tests is available to identify elderly patients with frailty syndrome. This syndrome of decreased reserve and resistance to stressors increases in incidence with increasing age. In the elderly, frailty may pursue a step-wise loss of function fr...

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Autores principales: Rees, Hilary C., Ianas, Voichita, McCracken, Patricia, Smith, Shannon, Georgescu, Anca, Zangeneh, Tirdad, Mohler, Jane, Klotz, Stephen A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MyJove Corporation 2013
Materias:
Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23912098
http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/50537

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23912098
http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/50537

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