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Paul Kowal

WHO's SAGE; Australian National University (Health Data Analytics Team)
Verified email at anu.edu.au
Cited by 18654

Frailty: implications for clinical practice and public health

EO Hoogendijk, J Afilalo, KE Ensrud, P Kowal, G Onder… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Frailty is an emerging global health burden, with major implications for clinical practice and
public health. The prevalence of frailty is expected to rise alongside rapid growth in the …

Frailty measurement in research and clinical practice: a review

E Dent, P Kowal, EO Hoogendijk - European journal of internal medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the leading causes of morbidity and premature mortality in older people is frailty.
Frailty occurs when multiple physiological systems decline, to the extent that an individual's …

Macroeconomic implications of population ageing and selected policy responses

DE Bloom, S Chatterji, P Kowal, P Lloyd-Sherlock… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Between now and 2030, every country will experience population ageing—a trend that is
both pronounced and historically unprecedented. Over the past six decades, countries of the …

[PDF][PDF] An aging world: 2015

W He, D Goodkind, PR Kowal - 2016 - researchgate.net
The world population continues to grow older rapidly as fertility rates have fallen to very low
levels in most world regions and people tend to live longer. When the global population …

Data resource profile: the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

P Kowal, S Chatterji, N Naidoo… - International journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Population ageing is rapidly becoming a global issue and will have a major impact on health
policies and programmes. The World Health Organization's Study on global AGEing and …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of multimorbidity on adult physical and mental health in low-and middle-income countries: what does the study on global ageing and adult health …

P Arokiasamy, U Uttamacharya, K Jain, RB Biritwum… - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Chronic diseases contribute a large share of disease burden in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs). Chronic diseases have a tendency to occur simultaneously and …

[HTML][HTML] Multimorbidity and the inequalities of global ageing: a cross-sectional study of 28 countries using the World Health Surveys

S Afshar, PJ Roderick, P Kowal, BD Dimitrov, AG Hill - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Multimorbidity defined as the “the coexistence of two or more chronic diseases”
in one individual, is increasing in prevalence globally. The aim of this study is to compare …

Motoric cognitive risk syndrome: multicountry prevalence and dementia risk

J Verghese, C Annweiler, E Ayers, N Barzilai… - Neurology, 2014 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: Our objective is to report prevalence of motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR), a
newly described predementia syndrome characterized by slow gait and cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low-and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on …

J Stewart Williams, P Kowal, H Hestekin, T O'Driscoll… - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background In 2010 falls were responsible for approximately 80% of disability stemming
from unintentional injuries excluding traffic accidents in adults 50 years and over. Falls are …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of loss of all teeth (edentulism) and associated factors in older adults in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa

K Peltzer, S Hewlett, AE Yawson, P Moynihan… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Little information exists about the loss of all one's teeth (edentulism) among older adults in
low-and middle-income countries. This study examines the prevalence of edentulism and …