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compression of morbidity: a standalone construct

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the hypothesis that the onset of chronic illness can be postponed more than the age of death, shortening the period of life spent in illness.

In gerontology, compression of morbidity refers to the hypothesis that the onset of chronic illness can be postponed more than the age of death, shortening the period of life spent in illness. This meaning comes from Fries (1980) in New England Journal of Medicine.[1]

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References

  1. Fries, J. F. (1980). Aging, Natural Death, and the Compression of Morbidity. New England Journal of Medicine, 303(3), 130-135. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198007173030304

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