Changes in the severity and lethality of age-related health deficit accumulation in the USA between 1999 and 2018: a population-based cohort study

Summary: Background: With an ageing population, the number of people with frailty is increasing. Despite this trend, the extent to which the severity and lethality of frailty have changed over time is not well understood. We aimed to investigate how frailty severity and lethality have changed over...

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Main Authors: Joanna M Blodgett, MSc, Kenneth Rockwood, MD, Olga Theou, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:The Lancet. Healthy Longevity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666756820300593