Compression of Morbidity Refers to Which of the Following

question 1

Multiple Choice

Compression of morbidity refers to which of the following?

• A) People stay healthy as long as possible until the end of life
• B) Morbidity is restricted to a small segment of the population that has reached an advanced age beyond the average lifespan
• C) Morbidity is restricted to a small segment of the population in the middle of the lifespan
• D) It is associated with the rectangularization of the morbidity curve such that people of any age who get sick do not live long but die quickly

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