Impact of behavioural risk factors on death within 10 years for women and men in their 70s: absolute risk charts

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Estimates of the absolute risk of death based on the combined effects of sex, age and health behaviours are scarce for elderly people. The aim of this paper is to calculate population based estimates and display them using simple cha...

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Main Authors: Dobson Annette, McLaughlin Deirdre, Almeida Osvaldo, Brown Wendy, Byles Julie, Flicker Leon, Leung Janni, Lopez Derrick, McCaul Kieran, Hankey Graeme J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Men
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/669