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The Fourth Stage of the Epidemiologic Transition: The Age of Delayed Degenerative Diseases
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Gains in longevity in the United States since the mid-nineteenth century occurred as a result of an epidemiologic transition: deaths from infectious diseases were replaced by deaths from degenerative diseases. Recent trends in cause-specific mortality suggest a distinct new stage, one of postponement of degenerative diseases. Projections based on these data must be applied cautiously; their implication for health and social policies are likely to be profound.
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- Authors
- Olshansky, S. J., & Ault, A. B.
- Venue
- The Milbank Quarterly
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1986
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 355
- ISSN
- 0887-378X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1980620195
- Cited by
- 820
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 20.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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