Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , January 2012

Frailty and survival of older Chinese adults in urban and rural areas: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging

  • Pulin Yu

      Affiliations

    • Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, No.1 Dahua Road, Beijing, China
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  • Xiaowei Song

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Medicine Research Unit, Dalhousie University, 5955 Veterans’ Memorial Lane, Halifax B3H 2E1, Canada
    • National Research Council, Institute for Biodiagnostics-Atlantic, Halifax B3H 2E1, Canada
    • ,
  • Jing Shi

      Affiliations

    • Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, No.1 Dahua Road, Beijing, China
    • Geriatric Medicine Research Unit, Dalhousie University, 5955 Veterans’ Memorial Lane, Halifax B3H 2E1, Canada
    • ,
  • Arnold Mitnitski

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Medicine Research Unit, Dalhousie University, 5955 Veterans’ Memorial Lane, Halifax B3H 2E1, Canada
    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University, Halifax B3H 2E1, Canada
    • ,
  • Zhe Tang

      Affiliations

    • Beijing Geriatric Clinical and Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing 100530, China
    • ,
  • Xianghua Fang

      Affiliations

    • Beijing Geriatric Clinical and Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing 100530, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +86 010 63153439; fax: +86 010 63153439.
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  • Kenneth Rockwood

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Medicine Research Unit, Dalhousie University, 5955 Veterans’ Memorial Lane, Halifax B3H 2E1, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax B3H 2E1, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Centre for Health Care of the Elderly, QEIIHealth Sciences Centre, Capital District Health Authority, Dalhousie University, Suite 1421, 5955 Veterans Memorial Lane, Halifax B3H 2E1, Canada. Tel.: +1 902 4731421; fax: +1 902 4731421.

Received 23 February 2011 ,Revised 19 April 2011 ,Accepted 20 April 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.04.020

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , January 2012

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