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Frailty

"Frailty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A state of increased vulnerability to stressors, following declines in function and reserves across multiple physiologic systems, characterized by MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FATIGUE; slowed motor performance; low physical activity; and unintentional weight loss.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Frailty" by people in this website by year, and whether "Frailty" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 44 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2023
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