Frailty and Sarcopenia Onset, Development and Clinical Challenges
Frailty is considered a multisystem impairment that makes an individual vulnerable to external or internal stressors. Sarcopenia, the age-dependent loss of muscle mass and function, is proposed as the biological substrate and the pathway whereby the consequences of physical frailty develop. These sy...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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IntechOpen
2017
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