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Trends in age at first hospital admission in relation to trends in life expectancy in Swedish men and women above the age of 60

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether the first admission to hospital after the age of 60 has been postponed to higher ages for men and women in Sweden, in line with the shift in mortality. DESIGN: This nationwide observational study was based on data obtained from national registries in Sweden. The study...

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Autores principales: Karampampa, Korinna, Drefahl, Sven, Andersson, Tomas, Ahlbom, Anders, Modig, Karin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3787478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24065698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003447