Risk Factors for 5-Year Mortality in Older Adults<SUBTITLE>The Cardiovascular Health Study</SUBTITLE>
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Risk factors for 5-year mortality in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
CONTEXT Multiple factors contribute to mortality in older adults, but the extent to which subclinical disease and other factors contribute independently to mortality risk is not known. OBJECTIVE To determine the disease, functional, and personal characteristics that jointly predict mortality in community-dwelling men and women aged 65 years or older. DESIGN Prospective population-based coho...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.8.585