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Frailty has a stronger association with inflammation than age in older veterans

BACKGROUND: Upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines has not only been associated with increased morbidity and mortality in older adults but also has been linked to frailty. In the current study we aimed to compare the relative relationship of age and frailty on inflammation and thrombosis in olde...

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Autores principales: Van Epps, P., Oswald, D., Higgins, P. A., Hornick, T. R., Aung, H., Banks, R. E., Wilson, B. M., Burant, C., Graventstein, S., Canaday, D. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5069820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777599
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12979-016-0082-z