Frailty in aging
Subtitle: biological, clinical, and social implications
By: volume editors, Olga Theou, Kenneth Rockwood
Series: Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology and geriatrics -- vol. 41; Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology and geriatrics -- v. 41.
Publisher: Karger
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Basel; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9783318054569; 9783318054576
Subjects: Frail elderly; Health and hygiene; Older people with disabilities; Aging; Services for; Frail Elderly
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Frailty : scaling from cellular deficit accumulation? / Rockwood, K.; Mitnitski, A. ; Howlett, S.E; title: Assessment of frailty in animal models / Howlett, S.E.; title: Frailty, inflammation, and immunosenescence / Fulop, T. ; McElhaney, J., Pawelec, G. ; Cohen. A.A ; Morais, J.A. ; Dupuis, G. ; Baehl, S. ; Camous, X. ; Witkowski, J.M. ; Larbi, A.; title: Sex differences in frailty / Hubbard, R.E.; title: Frailty and the microbiome / Meehan, C.J. ; Langille, M.G.I. ; Beiko, R.G.; title: Operationalizing frailty using the frailty phenotype and deficit accumulation approaches / Theou, O. ; Walston, J. ; Rockwood, K.; title: Comparison and clinical applications of the frailty phenotype and frailty index approaches / Theou, O. ; Rockwood, K.; title: Frailty in primary care / Romero-Ortuno, R.; title: Hospital care for frail elderly adults : from specialized geriatric units to hospital-wide interventions / Bakker, F.C. ; Olde Rikkert, M.G.M.; title: Frailty and mobility / Eeles, E. ; Low Choy, N.; title: Frailty and interprofessional collaboration / Briggs, M.C.E. ; McElhaney, J.E.; title: Frailty and rehabilitation / Cameron, I.D. ; Kurrle, S.E.; title: End of life care in frailty / Moorhouse, P. ; Koller, K. ; Mallery, L.; title: Frailty and organization of health and social care / Clegg, A. ; Young, J.; title: Frailty's place in ethics and law : some thoughts on equality, autonomy, and limits and on possibilities for aging citizens / McNally, M.; Lahey, W.; title: Frailty and social vulnerability / Andrew, M.K.