@article{ref1,
title="Morbidity compression: a promising and well-established concept?",
journal="International journal of public health",
year="2016",
author="Geyer, Siegfried",
volume="61",
number="7",
pages="727-728",
abstract="<p>This comment refers to the article available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0829-5.  In the 1980s, Fries formulated the morbidity compression hypothesis (Beltran-Sanchez et al. 2014). It states that due to improved prevention and better living conditions, the time spent in a state of disease and disability will be compressed towards the end of life. As a consequence, healthy life years will be gained. In the recent years it has received increasing attention within the context of demographic aging....</p> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-8556",
doi="10.1007/s00038-016-0853-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0853-5"
}