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Sex, Race, and Age Differences in Observed Years of Life, Healthy Life, and Able Life among Older Adults in The Cardiovascular Health Study

Objective: Longevity fails to account for health and functional status during aging. We sought to quantify differences in years of total life, years of healthy life, and years of able life among groups defined by age, sex, and race. Design: Primary analysis of a cohort study. Setting: 18 years of an...

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Autores principales: Thielke, Stephen M., Diehr, Paula H., Yee, Laura M., Arnold, Alice M., Quiñones, Ana R., Whitson, Heather E., Jacob, Mini E., Newman, Anne B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4695864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26610574
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm5040440