Living alone vs. living with someone as a predictor of mortality after a bone fracture in older age

BACKGROUND: Living alone is a risk factor for health decline in old age, especially when facing adverse events increasing vulnerability. AIM: We examined whether living alone is associated with higher post-fracture mortality risk. METHODS: Participants were 190 men and 409 women aged 75 or 80 years...

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Autores principales: Koivunen, Kaisa, Sillanpää, Elina, von Bonsdorff, Mikaela, Sakari, Ritva, Pynnönen, Katja, Rantanen, Taina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7508956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32157591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01511-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7508956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32157591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01511-5

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