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Intrinsic Capacity as a Composite Outcome Measure: Opportunities and Challenges

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Funding: ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR project CE170100005), Australia.

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  1. Columbia Aging Center, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA

    John R. Beard

  2. Macquarie Business School & Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Sydney, Australia

    M. Chen

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Beard, J.R., Chen, M. Intrinsic Capacity as a Composite Outcome Measure: Opportunities and Challenges. J Nutr Health Aging 27, 398–400 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-023-1923-z

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