Aging and Multimorbidity: New Tasks, Priorities, and Frontiers for Integrated Gerontological and Clinical Research

Aging is characterized by rising susceptibility to development of multiple chronic diseases and, therefore, represents the major risk factor for multimorbidity. From a gerontological perspective, the progressive accumulation of multiple diseases, which significantly accelerates at older ages, is a m...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 640 - 647
Main Authors:	Fabbri, Elisa, Zoli, Marco, Gonzalez-Freire, Marta, Salive, Marcel E, Studenski, Stephanie A, Ferrucci, Luigi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.08.2015
Subjects:	Aged Aging - physiology Biomedical Research Chronic Disease Comorbidity Humans Risk Factors aging multiple morbidities chronic disease Multimorbidity
ISSN:	1538-9375
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