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chronologic age bias in medicine

April 4, 2026NEJM

NEJM spotlights a Perspective arguing chronologic age plays an outsized role in medical decisions even though people of the same age can differ dramatically in aging-related risk factors.

Chronologic age plays an outsized role in various aspects of medicine
people of the same age can differ dramatically
NEJM
geriatricsclinical-decision-making

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