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Living longer and doing worse?
 — present and future trends in the health of the elderly
Author(s)Mary N Haan, Dorothy P Rice, William Satariano, Joe V Selby
Journal titleJournal of Aging and Health, vol 3, no 2, May 1991
Pages307 pp (Special issue)
KeywordsLife span ; Health [elderly] ; Death.
AnnotationThis special issue concentrates on the theory of compression of morbidity, which suggests that the onset of chronic diseases in older age will be postponed due to reductions in risk factors and improvements in medical treatment.
Accession NumberCPA-950517026 A
ClassmarkBG6: CC: CW

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