expansion of morbidity
expansion of morbidity
Increase in the number of years of life and the proportion of disability by the elimination of a fatal disorder, such as cancer or heart disease.
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On the one hand, we hope that science will make it possible for "more of our life to be healthier, fuller, more active." On the other hand, it is possible that "we are headed toward expansion of morbidity," in which medicine extends lives beset by chronic illnesses and deterioration.
The elimination of selected chronic diseases in a population: the compression and expansion of morbidity. Am J Public Health 1996; 86(2):187-194.
2--Absolute compression and relative expansion of morbidity: a reduction in LE-D and a reduction in the percentage of DFLE in LE.
The National Audit Office explains it this way: "There has been an expansion of morbidity (the number of years in poor health) for both males and females as there were larger increases in life expectancy compared with healthy life expectancy.
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