Sarcopenia and Frailty: A Guide to Screening, Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment

by David Scott, Elsa Dent, Robin M Daly

Sarcopenia describes the age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass and function which leads to increased disability and loss of independence in older adults, and can be considered a component of frailty, which is similarly an age-related syndrome characterized by declines in multiple physical and psychosocial factors that result in reduced resilience to stressors.Sarcopenia and Frailty: A Guide to Screening, Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323901743
• ISBN13: 9780323901741
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 200 Pages