Going beyond the disability-based morbidity definition in the compression of morbidity framework
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Going beyond the disability-based morbidity definition in the compression of morbidity framework
BACKGROUND As originally proposed by Fries, conceptualizing morbidity solely through associated functional limitation/disability (FL/D) remains the most widely accepted metric to assess whether increases in longevity have been accompanied by a compression of morbidity. OBJECTIVE To propose a departure from a highly restrictive FL/D-based definition of "morbidity" to a broader view that consid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Health Action
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1654-9716,1654-9880
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.24766