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Multimorbidity patterns and cognitive trajectories in older adults: functional, behavioral, and environmental pathways-a longitudinal analysis of CHARLS

By Yanhui Jiao, Jiaxin Li, Xiaohan Sun, Qing Li, Xiaohui Zhai

Figure 1. Flow diagram for participants selection in the study. — Figure 1. Flow diagram for participants selection in the study.Flow diagram for participants selection in the study.Jiao et al.

Preprint: cohort study of 5,979 peoplePopulations

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The paper

Yanhui Jiao, Jiaxin Li, Xiaohan Sun, Qing Li, Xiaohui Zhai

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China

Research Square, 18 Sep 2026, Preprint, not peer-reviewed

doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10231629/v1 PubMed 42780257

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