Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 18, Issue 9 , Pages 696-701 , September 2008

Changes in Health Status Among Participants of The Framingham Heart Study from the 1960s to the 1990s: Application of an Index of Cumulative Deficits

Received 3 March 2008 ,Accepted 6 June 2008.

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PII: S1047-2797(08)00137-3

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.06.005

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 18, Issue 9 , Pages 696-701 , September 2008

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