Does Improved Survival Lead to a More Fragile Population: Time Trends in Second and Third Hospital Admissions among Men and Women above the Age of 60 in Sweden

BACKGROUND: Life expectancy and time to first hospitalization have been prolonged, indicating that people live longer without needing hospital care. Life expectancy increased partially due to improved survival from severe diseases, which, however, could lead to a more fragile population. If so, time...

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Autores principales: Karampampa, Korinna, Andersson, Tomas, Drefahl, Sven, Ahlbom, Anders, Modig, Karin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24911650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099034

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24911650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099034

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