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Toward a positive aging phenotype for older women: observations from the women's health initiative.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Nov 2012
Woods Nancy Fugate, Cochrane Barbara B, LaCroix Andrea Z, Seguin Rebecca A, Zaslavsky Oleg, Liu Jingmin, Beasley Jeannette M, Brunner Robert L, Espeland Mark A, Goveas Joseph S, Lane Dorothy S, Manson JoAnn E, Mouton Charles P, Robinson Jennifer G, Tinker Lesley F
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BACKGROUND: To develop a positive aging phenotype, we undertook analyses to describe multiple dimensions of positive aging and their relationships to one another in women 65 years of age and older and evaluate the performance of individual indicators and composite factors of this phenotype as predictors of time to death, years of healthy living, and years of independent living. METHODS: Data from Women's Health...
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