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Jack M. Guralnik

Researcher at University of Maryland, Baltimore

Publications -  472
Citations -  90624

Jack M. Guralnik is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, Baltimore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Anemia. The author has an hindex of 148, co-authored 453 publications receiving 83701 citations. Previous affiliations of Jack M. Guralnik include National Institutes of Health & University of Florida.

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Phenotype of Frailty: Characterization in the Women's Health and Aging Studies

TL;DR: The frailty definition developed in the CHS is applicable across diverse population samples and identifies a profile of high risk of multiple adverse outcomes and is consistent with the widely held theory that conceptualizes frailty as a syndrome.
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Frailty: An Emerging Research and Clinical Paradigm—Issues and Controversies

TL;DR: The 2006 Second International Working Meeting on Frailty and Aging as mentioned in this paper discussed the distinction between frailty and aging, its relationship with chronic disease, and the critical domains in its operational definition.
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Designing randomized, controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional decline and disability in frail, older persons: a consensus report.

TL;DR: The Interventions on Frailty Working Group developed recommendations to screen, recruit, evaluate, and retain frail older persons in clinical trials.
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Disability in Older Adults: Evidence Regarding Significance, Etiology, and Risk

TL;DR: The synthesis and assessment of current evidence about the importance of physical disability to older adults and the applications of research findings to clinical geriatrics practice are considered.