Compression of Morbidity 1980-2011: A Focused Review of Paradigms and Progress

• Published in: Journal of Aging Research Vol. 2011; no. 2011; pp. 278 - 287
• Main Authors: Fries, James F., Chakravarty, Eliza F., Bruce, Bonnie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 2011; Hindawi Puplishing Corporation; SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Review

The Compression of Morbidity hypothesis—positing that the age of onset of chronic illness may be postponed more than the age at death and squeezing most of the morbidity in life into a shorter period with less lifetime disability—was introduced by our group in 1980. This paper is focused upon the ev...