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The Relationship Between Occupational Status, Mobility, and Mortality at Older Ages

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Cambois, E.E. (2006). The Relationship Between Occupational Status, Mobility, and Mortality at Older Ages. In: Yi, Z., Crimmins, E.M., Carrière, Y., Robine, JM. (eds) Longer Life and Healthy Aging. International Studies in Population, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4032-6_14

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