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Metabolic Field (Schrodinger); an explanatory platform for biology: Based on lecture at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, July 18, 2012 by Bortz, 2nd, Walter M

“…Metabolism represents the nexus of fundamental physical forces, which while present in all structure and function require new explanatory emergent principles,…”
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Perspective: Why Exercise Is Good and Its Lack Bad for Everything by Bortz, Walter M.

“…Evidence of the central value of physical exercise in human health is rampant, yet the fundamental underlying explanation of this universal benefit evades…”
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Systematic evaluation of environmental and behavioural factors associated with all-cause mortality in the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by PATEL, Chirag J, REHKOPF, David H, LEPPERT, John T, BORTZ, Walter M, CULLEN, Mark R, CHERTOW, Glenn M, IOANNIDIS, John P. A

“…Environmental and behavioural factors are thought to contribute to all-cause mortality. Here, we develop a method to systematically screen and validate the…”
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Metabolic Field (Schrodinger); an explanatory platform for biology by Bortz, Walter M

“…Abstract Metabolism represents the nexus of fundamental physical forces, which while present in all structure and function require new explanatory emergent…”
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A conceptual framework of frailty: a review by Bortz, 2nd, Walter M

“…This article presents an overview of the increasingly common condition of frailty, which by and large lacks clarity of definition. A variety of sources provide…”
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Frailty by Bortz, Walter M.

“…The increasingly common awareness of frailty in human affairs seeks deeper explanation. Several reports employ non-traditional platforms to generate a…”
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Biological Basis of Determinants of Health by Bortz, Walter M

“…Clinical medicine and health policy planning find common cause as they seek to define the determinants of health. There is substantial recent interest in the…”
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Metabolic Field Why Exercise Is Good,and Its Lack Bad,for Everything: 788 Board #104 June 1, 2 by Bortz, Walter M.

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In Memoriam: Dennis W. Jahnigen, MD (1947-1998) by Bortz II, Walter M.

“…Dr Dennis W. Jahnigen passed away on Jul 5, 1998. He spent the bulk of his academic life at the University of Colorado. His made major contributions to the…”
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Sexual Function in 1,202 Aging Males: Differentiating Aspects by Bortz, Walter M., Wallace, Douglas H., Wiley, Diana

“…Background. Late-life sexuality is an important quality-of-life issue that has been minimally explored. This survey seeks to extend our knowledge of the…”
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Disuse and Aging by Bortz, Walter M

“…A review of biologic changes commonly attributed to the process of aging demonstrates the close similarity of most of these to changes subsequent to a period…”
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How Fast Do We Age? Exercise Performance Over Time as a Biomarker by Bortz, Walter M., Bortz, Walter M.

“…Background. The rate of true chronologic functional change in humans has been previously obscured by inadvertent inclusion of data derived from sick or…”
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Sexuality and Aging — Usual and Successful by Wiley, Diana, Bortz, Walter M.

“…Background. As aging research increasingly reflects an effort to dissociate true time-driven changes from those that can be improved, sexuality in later life…”
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The Cost of Sloth: Using a Tool to Measure the Cost of Physical Inactivity by Chenoweth, David, Hollander, Marla, Bortz, Walter M.

“…A tool to measure the financial cost of physical inactivity was recently developed for health promotion and fitness professionals to use in proposing,…”
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A Conceptual Framework of Frailty: A Review by Bortz, W. M.

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Metabolic Field Why Exercise Is Good,and Its Lack Bad,for Everything: 788 Board #104 June 1, 2: 00 PM - 3: 30 PM by Bortz, Walter M

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Physical fitness, aging, and sexuality by Bortz, W M, Wallace, D H

“…Sexuality is a major quality-of-life issue, even into advanced age. Although relatively few studies have addressed sexuality, most studies have emphasized the…”
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Factors associated with enrollment of older adults into a physical activity promotion program by Mills, K M, Stewart, A L, King, A C, Roitz, K, Sepsis, P G, Ritter, P L, Bortz, 2nd, W M

“…This article investigates the extent to which a proactive two-phased recruitment approach resulted in recruitment of a representative sample of older adults…”
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Physical activity outcomes of CHAMPS II: a physical activity promotion program for older adults by Stewart, A L, Verboncoeur, C J, McLellan, B Y, Gillis, D E, Rush, S, Mills, K M, King, A C, Ritter, P, Brown, Jr, B W, Bortz, 2nd, W M

“…Despite well-known benefits of physical activity for older adults, about two thirds are underactive. Community-based programs are needed to facilitate…”
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ENCOURAGING PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR OLDER PEOPLE by Bortz II, Walter M.

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