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Epidemiology and consequences of sarcopenia by Abellan Van Kan, G.

“…Sarcopenia is an evolving concept and the current definition of sarcopenia includes both a loss of muscle strength and loss of muscle mass. However, despite…”
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Cognitive frailty: Rational and definition from an (I.A.N.A./I.A.G.G.) International Consensus Group by Kelaiditi, Eirini, Cesari, M, Canevelli, M, Abellan van Kan, G, Ousset, P. -J, Gillette-Guyonnet, S, Ritz, P, Duveau, F, Soto, M. E, Provencher, V, Nourhashemi, F, Salva, A, Robert, P, Andrieu, S, Rolland, Y, Touchon, J, Fitten, J. L, Vellas, B

“…The frailty syndrome has recently attracted attention of the scientific community and public health organizations as precursor and contributor of age-related…”
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Frailty Consensus: A Call to Action by Morley, John E., MB, BCh, Vellas, Bruno, MD, Abellan van Kan, G., MD, Anker, Stefan D., MD, PhD, Bauer, Juergen M., MD, PhD, Bernabei, Roberto, MD, Cesari, Matteo, MD, PhD, Chumlea, W.C., PhD, Doehner, Wolfram, MD, PhD, Evans, Jonathan, MD, Fried, Linda P., MD, MPH, Guralnik, Jack M., MD, PhD, Katz, Paul R., MD, CMD, Malmstrom, Theodore K., PhD, McCarter, Roger J., PhD, Gutierrez Robledo, Luis M., MD, PhD, Rockwood, Ken, MD, von Haehling, Stephan, MD, PhD, Vandewoude, Maurits F., MD, PhD, Walston, Jeremy, MD

“…Abstract Frailty is a clinical state in which there is an increase in an individual’s vulnerability for developing increased dependency and/or mortality when…”
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The I.A.N.A. task force on frailty assessment of older people in clinical practice by Van Kan, G. Abellan, Rolland, Y., Bergman, H., Morley, J. E., Kritchevsky, S. B., Vellas, B.

“…Frailty is a commonly used term indicating older persons at increased risk for adverse outcomes such as onset of disability, morbidity, institutionalisation or…”
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Gait speed at usual pace as a predictor of adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people an International Academy on Nutrition and Aging (IANA) Task Force by Abellan Van Kan, Gabor, Rolland, Y., Andrieu, S., Bauer, J., Beauchet, O., Bonnefoy, M., Cesari, M., Donini, L.M., Gillette-Guyonnet, S., Inzitari, M., Nourhashemi, F., Onder, G., Ritz, P., Salva, A., Visser, M., Vellas, B.

“…Introduction The use of a simple, safe, and easy to perform assessment tool, like gait speed, to evaluate vulnerability to adverse outcomes in…”
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Frailty and sarcopenia: definitions and outcome parameters by Cooper, C., Dere, W., Evans, W., Kanis, J. A., Rizzoli, R., Sayer, A. A., Sieber, C. C., Kaufman, J.-M., Abellan van Kan, G., Boonen, S., Adachi, J., Mitlak, B., Tsouderos, Y., Rolland, Y., Reginster, J.-Y. L.

“…An operational definition of musculoskeletal decline in older people is needed to allow development of interventions for prevention or treatment, as was…”
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Looking for frailty in community-dwelling older persons: The Gerontopole Frailty Screening Tool (GFST) by Vellas, B, Balardy, L, Gillette-Guyonnet, S, Abellan Van Kan, G, Ghisolfi-Marque, A, Subra, J, Bismuth, S, Oustric, S, Cesari, Matteo

“…The frailty syndrome is a pre-disability condition suitable to be targeted by preventive interventions against disability. In order to identify frail older…”
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Validation of the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form in a population of frail elders without disability. Analysis of the Toulouse Frailty Platform population in 2013 by Lilamand, Matthieu, Kelaiditi, E, Cesari, M, Raynaud-Simon, A, Ghisolfi, A, Guyonnet, S, Vellas, B, Abellan van Kan, G

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) in elderly patients from the Toulouse Frailty Platform. PARTICIPANTS:…”
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Sarcopenia: Its assessment, etiology, pathogenesis, consequences and future perspectives by Rolland, Y., Czerwinski, S., van Kan, G. Abellan, Morley, J. E., Cesari, M., Onder, G., Woo, J., Baumgartner, R., Pillard, F., Boirie, Y., Chumlea, W. M. C., Vellas, B.

“…Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle protein mass and loss of muscle function. It occurs with increasing age, being a major component in the development of frailty…”
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Gerontodermatology: the fragility of the epidermis in older adults by Katoh, N., Tennstedt, D., Abellan van Kan, G., Saint Aroman, M., Loir, A., Bacqueville, D., Duprat, L., Guiraud, B., Bessou‐Touya, S., Duplan, H.

“…The proportion of adults over 60 years of age is rapidly increasing and is estimated to reach approximately one‐sixth of the global population by 2030. An…”
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Body composition and anti-neoplastic treatment in adult and older subjects - A systematic review by Gérard, Stéphane, Bréchemier, D., Lefort, A., Lozano, S., Abellan Van Kan, G., Filleron, T., Mourey, L., Bernard-Marty, C., Rougé-Bugat, M. E., Soler, V., Vellas, B., Cesari, M., Rolland, Y., Balardy, L.

“…Background T he estimation of the risk of poor tolerance and overdose of antineoplastic agents protocols represents a major challenge in oncology, particularly…”
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Gait speed and comprehensive geriatric assessment: Two keys to improve the management of older persons with aortic stenosis by Lilamand, M, Dumonteil, N, Nourhashémi, F, Hanon, O, Marcheix, B, Toulza, O, Elmalem, S, Abellan van Kan, G, Raynaud-Simon, A, Vellas, B, Afilalo, J, Cesari, M

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Is the mini nutritional assessment an appropriate tool to assess frailty in older adults? by Abellan Van Kan, G., Vellas, B.

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Visual impairment screening at the Geriatric Frailty Clinic for Assessment of Frailty and Prevention of Disability at the Gérontopôle by Soler, Vincent, Sourdet, S., Balardy, L., Abellan Van Kan, G., Brechemier, D., Rouge Bugat, M. E., Tavassoli, N., Cassagne, M., Malecaze, F., Nourhashemi, F., Vellas, B.

“…Objectives To evaluate visual performance and factors associated with abnormal vision in patients screened for frailty at the Geriatric Frailty Clinic (GFC)…”
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The Five-Times-Sit-to-stand test, a marker of global cognitive functioning among community-dwelling older women by Annweiler, Cédric, Schott, A. -M., Abellan Van Kan, G., Rolland, Y., Blain, H., Fantino, B., Herrmann, F. R., Beauchet, O.

“…Objective To determine whether there was an association between the Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand test (FTSS) and the global cognitive function assessed with…”
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Descriptive study of nursing home residents from the REHPA network by Rolland, Yves, Abellan Van Kan, Gabor, Hermabessiere, Sophie, Gérard, Stéphane, Guyonnet-Gillette, Sophie, Vellas, Bruno

“…Introduction To date, very little research has been carried out in nursing homes and it is difficult to make recommendations for quality of care that are based…”
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Recruitment strategies for preventive trials. The MAPT study (Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial) by Carrie, I, Abellan Van Kan, G, Gillette-Guyonnet, S, Andrieu, S, Dartigues, J. -F, Touchon, J, Dantoine, T, Rouaud, O, Bonnefoy, M, Robert, P, Cuffi, M. -N, Bories, L, Bordes, S, Gasnier, Y, Desclaux, F, Sudres, K, Pesce, A, Vellas, B

“…1680 participants were randomized over the recruitment period in MAPT study. A total of 1290 participants were recruited in the 7 University Hospital centers,…”
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Frailty, osteoporosis and hip fracture: Causes, consequences and therapeutic perspectives by Rolland, Y., van Kan, G. Abellan, Benetos, A., Blain, H., Bonnefoy, M., Chassagne, P., Jeandel, C., Laroche, M., Nourhashemi, F., Orcel, P., Piette, F., Ribot, C., Ritz, P., Roux, C., Taillandier, J., Tremollieres, F., Weryha, G., Vellas, B.

“…Objective : The aim of this review of the literature is to report the factors which both contribute to the frailty syndrome and increase hip fracture risk in…”
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Sarcopenia and poor nutritional status in older adults by Calcaterra, L., Abellan van Kan, G., Steinmeyer, Z., Angioni, D., Proietti, M., Sourdet, S.

“…The association between sarcopenia and malnutrition has been poorly studied in the older population. The purpose of this study is to address the association…”
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Designing pharmaceutical trials for sarcopenia in frail older adults: EU/US task force recommendations by Vellas, B, Pahor, M, Manini, T, Rooks, D, Guralnik, J. M, Morley, J, Studenski, S, Evans, W, Asbrand, C, Fariello, R, Pereira, S, Rolland, Y, Abellan Van Kan, G, Cesari, M, Chumlea, W. M. C, Fielding, R

“…An international task force of academic and industry leaders in sarcopenia research met on December 5, 2012 in Orlando, Florida to develop guidelines for…”
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