Vulnerability and Fragility Expose Older Adults to the Potential Dangers of COVID-19 Pandemic
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3. Divo MJ, Martinez CH, Mannino DM (2014). Ageing and the epidemiology of multimorbidity. Eur Respir J, 44(4):1055-68.
4. Davis JW, Chung R, Juarez DT (2011). Prevalence of comorbid conditions with aging among patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Hawaii Med J, 70(10):209-13.
5. Roberts KC, Rao DP, Bennett TL, Loukine L, Jayaraman GC (2015). Prevalence and patterns of chronic disease multimorbidi-ty and associated determinants in Cana-da. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can, 35(6):87–94.
6. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2020). Situation update worldwide, as of 18 April 2020. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/geographical-distribution-2019-ncov-cases
7. Onder G, Rezza G, Brusaferro S (2020). Case-fatality rate and characteristics of patients dying in relation to COVID-19 in Italy. JAMA, doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4683.
8. Kaye, K. S. (2017). Comorbidities metabolic changes make elderly more susceptible to infection. Infectious disease news.
9. He W, Goodkind D, Kowal PR (2015). An Aging World: 2015; U.S. Census Bureau, Ed.; U.S. Government Publishing Office: Washington, DC, USA, 2015; p. 165.
10. Zagaria MAE (2011). Senior Care-Predisposition to Infection in the Elderly-A decline in immune function with age may be viewed as a form of acquired immunodeficiency. US Pharmacist, 36(8):28-31.
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BENKSIM A, AIT ADDI R, CHERKAOUI M. Vulnerability and Fragility Expose Older Adults to the Potential Dangers of COVID-19 Pandemic. Iran J Public Health. 2020;49(Supple 1):122-124.
