Open AccessThe elimination of selected chronic diseases in a population: the compression and expansion of morbidity.
Author(s) -
Wilma J. Nusselder,
Koos van der Velden,
J L van Sonsbeek,
M.E. Lenior,
G A van den Bos
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.86.2.187
Subject(s) - life expectancy , medicine , population , demography , logistic regression , cause of death , gerontology , years of potential life lost , disease , environmental health , sociology
This study evaluates the effect of eliminating a specific disease on the mortality, long-term disability, and overall health status of a population. Primarily, it examines whether elimination leads to a compression of morbidity.
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