Decrease in the relative heterogeneity of health with age: A cross-national comparison

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-72

  Mitnitski, Arnold ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Frailty (deficits accumulation) index; Relative heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CANADA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 28244439318     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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