Healthy longevity from incidence-based models: More kinds of health than stars in the sky

<b>Background</b>: Healthy longevity (HL) is an important measure of the prospects for quality of life in ageing societies. Incidence-based (cf. prevalence-based) models describe transitions among age classes and health stages. Despite the probabilistic nature of those transitions, analy...

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Main Authors: Hal Caswell, Silke van Daalen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2021-07-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/45/13