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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510033
Ellen Cristina de Sousa e Silva Araujo, Valéria Pagotto and Erika Aparecida Silveira
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 31, 2017
Bone health and its relationships with several health outcomes of adults and elderly have been in the spotlight of recent research, as its consequences affect morbimortality. In literature, there is evidence that decreases in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) are due to the natural ageing process for both sexes, however more prevalent for women, with consequences such as increased risk of fractures, falls and incapacities in the female group....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510032
Toward Developing a Novel Neurocognitive Frailty Index in the Elderly
Pakzad S, Bourque P, Feldman H and Fallah N
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 31, 2017
Rapid demographical change in developing countries is much more than a transition. It is about increased health care utilization, dramatic vulnerability related to health changes, higher risk of institutionalization, and mortality. Chronological age is a very important factor in the aging process; however, people of the same chronological age are often dramatically different in their health, level of activity, quality of life, and survival....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510031
Ashwini Wagle, Clarie Hollenbeck and Jesus Dimas
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: July 15, 2017
Limited research has been conducted in the United States in which exposure to solar UVB light is studied in a natural setting as a strategy to improve vitamin D status in institutionalized older adults....
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