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Comparing frailty index distribution, mortality and frailty dynamics across multiple countries: applying the 'zero-state' principle to harmonised ageing data

By Saskia Drijver-Headley, Judith Godin, Kenneth J. Rockwood, Peter Hanlon
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Saskia Drijver-Headley, Judith Godin, Kenneth J. Rockwood, Peter Hanlon

University of Glasgow

Age and Ageing, 3 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag242PubMed 42607277

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