Frailty
Subtitle: pathophysiology, phenotype and patient care
By: editors, Roger A. Fielding, Cornel Sieber, Bruno Vellas
Contributors: Fielding, Roger A., editor; Sieber, Cornel, editor; Vellas, B. J. (Bruno J.), editor; Nestlé Nutrition Institute
Series: Nestle Nutrition Institute workshop series -- vol. 83; Nestlé Nutrition Institute workshop series -- v. 83.
Publisher: Karger; Nestle Nutrition Institute
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Basel, Switzerland; New York; Vevey, Switzerland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9783318054774; 9783318054781
Subjects: Aging; Frail Elderly; Congresses; Psychology; Physiology; Risk Factors
Notes: Includes summaries of talks presented at the 83rd Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop held in Barcelona, Spain, on the 14th and 15th of March, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Connecting age-related biological decline to frailty and late-life vulnerability / J.D. Walston; title: Cellular senescence and the biology of aging, disease, and frailty / N.K. LeBrasseur, T. Tchkonia, J.L. Kirkland; title: The role of genome instability in frailty : mitochondria versus nucleus / A.Y. Seo, C. Leeuwenburgh; title: Determinants of frailty and longevity : are they the same ones? / L. Rodrguez Maas; title: A summary of the biological basis of frailty / R.A. Fielding; title: Psychological frailty in the aging patient / L.J. Fitten; title: Frailty clinical phenotype : a physical and cognitive point of view / M. Aubertin-Leheudre, A.J. Woods, S. Anton, R. Cohen, M. Pahor; title: Overlaps between frailty and sarcopenia definitions / T. Cederholm; title: Recovery after hip fracture : interventions and their timing to address deficits and desired outcomes : evidence from the Baltimore hip studies / J. Magaziner, N. Chiles, D. Orwig; title: Physical exercise as therapy for frailty / L.E. Aguirre, D.T. Villareal; title: Implementing frailty in clinical practice / M. Cesari, B. Vellas; title: Implementing frailty into clinical practice for older adults at risk of dependency / B. Vellas.