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- Title
Patterns of comorbid inflammatory diseases in frail older women: the Women's Health and Aging Studies I and II.
- Authors
Chang, Sandy S; Weiss, Carlos O; Xue, Qian-Li; Fried, Linda P
- Abstract
Developing interventions to prevent frailty in older adults is a priority as it increases the risk for disability, institutionalization, and death. Single chronic inflammatory diseases are known to increase the risk of frailty. Identification of comorbid inflammatory diseases that synergistically might heighten this risk would provide further insight into therapeutic approaches to prevent frailty. The study aims were to characterize whether there are specific inflammatory disease pairs that are associated with frailty and to determine whether the risk of frailty is affected by synergistic interactions between these inflammatory diseases.
- Publication
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2010, Vol 65, Issue 4, p407
- ISSN
1758-535X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/glp181