Journal article
Immunosenescence in the nursing home elderly
Abstract
BackgroundTo describe T-cell and natural killer (NK) cell phenotypes within nursing home elderly.MethodsNursing home elderly were recruited from four nursing homes in Hamilton, Ontario between September 2010 and December 2011. Healthy adults were recruited from McMaster University between September 2011 and December 2011. Nursing home elderly ≥65 years were eligible; those on immunosuppressive medications were excluded. Healthy adults ≥18-64 …
Authors
Johnstone J; Millar J; Lelic A; Verschoor CP; Walter SD; Devereaux PJ; Bramson J; Loeb M
Journal
BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 14, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2014
DOI
10.1186/1471-2318-14-50
ISSN
1471-2318