Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9880000 | Experimental Gerontology | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This large international study shows that multiple factors contribute to increased risk of all cause mortality among older people and that most risk factors are similar across countries. Disability, age greater than 80 years, cancer and male sex were identified as the strongest common risk factors of mortality.
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Authors
Marianna Noale, Nadia Minicuci, Carola Bardage, Jacob Gindin, Suvi Nikula, Saskia Pluijm, Angel RodrÃguez-Laso, Stefania Maggi, for the CLESA working group for the CLESA working group,