Exploring Early Detection of Frailty Syndrome in Older Adults: Evaluation of Oxi-Immune Markers, Clinical Parameters and Modifiable Risk Factors

• Main Authors: Armanda Teixeira-Gomes (Author), Blanca Laffon (Author), Vanessa Valdiglesias (Author), Johanna M. Gostner (Author), Thomas Felder (Author), Carla Costa (Author), Joana Madureira (Author), Dietmar Fuchs (Author), João Paulo Teixeira (Author), Solange Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ageing is accompanied with a decline in several physiological systems. Frailty is an age-related syndrome correlated to the loss of homeostasis and increased vulnerability to stressors, which is associated with increase in the risk of disability, comorbidity, hospitalisation, and death in older adul...