Mortality and morbidity trends: Is there compression of morbidity?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-86

  Crimmins, Eileen M ^a   Beltrán Sánchez, Hiram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression of morbidity; Morbidity trends; Mortality trends

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951972809     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq088     Document Type: Review

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