New light on an age-old issue.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

In this issue, Varadhan and colleagues propose a methodologic framework that seeks to quantify impaired resiliency in dynamic systems underlying the frailty syndrome. We view this work, which is based on modeling stimulus-response data, as an exciting expansion of longstanding theories of age-related decline in physiologic reserve across systems. We outline ways in which this methodology might make substantial contributions in frailty research and clinical practice, and we discuss potential obstacles in its operationalization.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Whitson, HE; Pieper, CF; Cohen, HJ

Published Date

  • November 2008

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 129 / 11

Start / End Page

  • 673 - 674

PubMed ID

  • 18926846

Pubmed Central ID

  • PMC2628446

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0047-6374

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.mad.2008.09.006

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • Ireland