The Contribution of Diseases to the Male-Female Disability-Survival Paradox in the Very Old: Results...
The Contribution of Diseases to the Male-Female Disability-Survival Paradox in the Very Old: Results from the Newcastle 85+ Study
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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Explanations for the male-female disability-survival paradox - that woman live longer than men but with more disability - include sex differences in diseases and their impact on disability and death. Less is known about the paradox in the very old. We examine sex differences in the presence and impact of disabling and fatal diseases accounting for...
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The Contribution of Diseases to the Male-Female Disability-Survival Paradox in the Very Old: Results from the Newcastle 85+ Study
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1496070812
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1496070812
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0088016
