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. 2008 May 20;5(2):137. doi: 10.1007/s10433-008-0082-8

Table 2.

Classification of compression and expansion of morbidity(Nusselder 1998)

Life expecancy (LE) Healthy LE Unhealthy LE % Healthy LE in LE Classification
Absolute Relative
Compression Compression
= Equilibrium compression—expansion Compression
Expansion Compression
= Expansion Equilibrium compression—expansion
Expansion Expansion
= Expansion Expansion
Expansion Expansion