Midlife contributors to socioeconomic differences in frailty during later life: a prospective cohort study

Summary: Background: Health inequalities persist into old age. We aimed to investigate risk factors for socioeconomic differences in frailty that could potentially be modified through policy measures. Methods: In this multi-wave longitudinal cohort study (Whitehall II study), we assessed participan...

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Main Authors: Eric J Brunner, ProfPhD, Martin J Shipley, MSc, Sara Ahmadi-Abhari, PhD, Carlos Valencia Hernandez, MD, Jessica G Abell, PhD, Archana Singh-Manoux, ProfPhD, Ichiro Kawachi, ProfPhD, Mika Kivimaki, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266718300793