Commentary: dissecting disability trends--concepts, measures, and explanations.
Open Access
- 22 August 2006
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 35 (5) , 1261-1263
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyl153
Abstract
A fundamental question at the intersection of the epidemiology and demography of aging is whether mortality declines in late life are accompanied by a compression or expansion of morbidity and disability. The answer has both theoretical implications and practical consequences for many nations now facing population aging.Keywords
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