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  • Exploring the Validity and Genetic Basis of Frailty

    Creator:
    Wu, Chenkai
    Abstract:
    Frailty is a clinical syndrome characterized by decreased resilience to stressors, resulting from dysregulation across multiple physiological systems. Frailty is prevalent in elders and is associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes including death, disability, hip fracture, and falls. In the absence of a gold standard, there is a...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Chenkai Wu for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public