Complex health problems and mortality among the oldest old in Sweden: Decreased risk for men between 1992 and 2002

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-90

  Meinow, Bettina ^a,b   Parker, Marti G ^a   Thorslund, Mats ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complex health problems; Frail elderly people; Mortality trends; Multimorbidity; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955686238     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-010-0145-5     Document Type: Article

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