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young-old

young-old Young-old refers to the younger segment of the older adult population, typically people aged 60 to 79.

Young-old refers to the younger segment of the older adult population, typically people aged 60 to 79. It is used to distinguish this group from the old-old because older adults are not a uniform group and can differ in health profile and care needs.

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Drafting source: Ansah John P.; Malhotra Rahul; Lew Nicola; Chiu Chi-Tsun; Chan Angelique; Bayer Steffen; Matchar David B.. Projection of Young-Old and Old-Old with Functional Disability: Does Accounting for the Changing Educational Composition of the Elderly Population Make a Difference?. 2015; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0126471; article XML SHA-256 9c1d7b73bfa55b09b978f9683e03afc332fad1dc740e524ef5f2091ee240ac9c. “Projection of Young-Old and Old-Old with Functional Disability: Does Accounting for the Changing Educational Composition of the Elderly Population Make a Difference?” (10.1371/journal.pone.0126471).
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