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Frailty Phenotype and Cause-Specific Mortality in the United States.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 25 Sept 2020
Lohman Matthew C, Sonnega Amanda J, Resciniti Nicholas V, Leggett Amanda N
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BACKGROUND: Frailty is a common condition among older adults increasing risk of adverse outcomes including mortality; however, little is known about the incidence or risk of specific causes of death among frail individuals. METHODS: Data came from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS; 2004-2012), linked to underlying cause-of-death information from the National Death Index (NDI). Community-dwelling HRS...
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