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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Gerontol. 2016 Apr 26;87(Pt B):168–174. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2016.04.019

Figure 2. Biopsychosocial Model for Frailty.

Figure 2

As a vulnerability to stress, frailty can occur in the biological, psychological, or social domains. Importantly, there is overlap among the domains, resulting in vulnerability outside of the narrowly defined physical frailty criteria.