Healthy old age

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Thomas B. L. Kirkwood
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[1] Thomas B. L. Kirkwood is at the Institute for Ageing and Health,
[2] Campus for Ageing and Vitality,undefined
[3] Newcastle University,undefined
[4] Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL,undefined
[5] UK. tom.kirkwood@ncl.ac.uk ,undefined
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Nature | 2008年 / 455卷
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Do longer lives mean that growing numbers of us will spend more time in a state of high-cost dependency? Evidence from one elderly cohort suggests that excessive levels of disability are far from inevitable.
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