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The compression of morbidity hypothesis: a review of research and prospects for the future.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16131359     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cross-national evidence for the validity of the compression of morbidity hypothesis originally proposed by Fries is generally accepted. Generational improvements in education and the increased availability of adaptive technologies and even medical treatments that enhance quality of life have facilitated continued independence of older persons in the industrialized world. Whether this trend continues may depend upon the effect of the obesity epidemic on the next generation of older people.
Authors:
Vincent Mor
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0002-8614     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Geriatr Soc     Publication Date:  2005 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-08-31     Completed Date:  2005-11-10     Revised Date:  2008-03-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503062     Medline TA:  J Am Geriatr Soc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S308-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI 02912, USA. Vincent_More@brown.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aging / physiology
Forecasting
Health Status
Humans
Life Expectancy / trends
Morbidity / trends*
Quality of Life

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