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Individualizing life expectancy estimates for older adults using the gompertz law of human mortality
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Abstract
Background: Guidelines recommend incorporating life expectancy (LE) into clinical decision-making for preventive interventions such as cancer screening. Previous research focused on mortality risk (e.g. 28% at 4 years) which is more difficult to interpret
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