Life expectancy estimates based on comorbidities and frailty to inform preventive care.

Nancy L SchoenbornAmanda L BlackfordCorinne E JoshuCynthia M BoydRavi Varadhan

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)

Incorporating both comorbidities and frailty may be important in estimating long-term life expectancies of older adults. Our life expectancy tables can aid clinicians' prognostication and inform simulation models and population health management.

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