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The association between a fracture risk tool and frailty: Geelong Osteoporosis Study
Background Frailty is characterised by age-related declines in physical, psychological and social functioning. Features of frailty overlap with risk factors for fragility fractures.
Monica C. Tembo +8 more
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Gezond ouder worden, hoe doen mensen dat? Bij Healthy ageing staat het gedrag dat bijdraagt aan een zo gezond mogelijk leven centraal. Het gaat hierbij vooral om het bevorderen van zelfredzaamheid en versterken van gezond gedrag. Bij professionals is er een groeiende behoefte aan inzichten over gezond ouder worden en aan interventies die dat ...
Wiekens, Carina, Jukema, Jan S.
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Sharing in embryology and function between the eye and brain has led to interest in whether assessments of the eye reflect brain changes seen in neurodegeneration.
Chris Moran +7 more
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C. elegans ageing is accelerated by a self-destructive reproductive programme
In post-reproductive C. elegans, destructive somatic biomass repurposing supports production of yolk which, it was recently shown, is vented and can serve as a foodstuff for larval progeny.
Carina C. Kern +11 more
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Successful ageing in an area of deprivation: Part 1—A qualitative exploration of the role of life experiences in good health in old age [PDF]
Objectives: To determine the life histories and current circumstances of healthy and unhealthy older people who share an ecology marked by relative deprivation and generally poor health.
B. Cullen +17 more
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ARIA 2016 : Care pathways implementing emerging technologies for predictive medicine in rhinitis and asthma across the life cycle [PDF]
European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Site MACVIA-France, EU Structural and Development Fund Languedoc-Roussillon, ARIA.Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Agache, I +6 more
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Introduction: Promoting healthy ageing is increasingly important to maintain functional ability and wellbeing in older age. However, there is a lack of consolidated evidence-based information to support the selection of non-drug interventions to support ...
Zara Quail, Mark Carter, Charles Young
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A model of spirituality for ageing Muslims [PDF]
Spirituality’s influence on general well-being and its association with healthy ageing has been studied extensively. However, a different perspective has to be brought in when dealing with spirituality issues of ageing Muslims.
Mahjabeen Ahmad, Shamsul Khan
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Healthy ageing: ageing safely [PDF]
The population of the developed world is steadily ageing. In the European Union, approximately 22% of persons are over 60 years of age and this is projected to increase to more than 27% by the year 2020. This has major implications for health care resources and the productive workforce. Ageing is accompanied by a decline in the physiological reserve of
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GIST of the stomach masquerading as recurrent falls in an older adult: a case report and review
Background Gastric tumors become increasingly prevalent with advanced age but can be challenging to diagnose in older adults who may present with non-specific symptoms.
Louis Y. Tee +4 more
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