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The association between multimorbidity and mobility disability-free life expectancy in adults aged 85 years and over: A modelling study in the Newcastle 85+ cohort

BACKGROUND: Mobility disability is predictive of further functional decline and can itself compromise older people’s capacity (and preference) to live independently. The world’s population is also ageing, and multimorbidity is the norm in those aged ≥85. What is unclear in this age group, is the inf...

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Autores principales: Davies, Laurie E., Mercer, Stewart W., Brittain, Katie, Jagger, Carol, Robinson, Louise, Kingston, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9662726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36374907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004130