Disability-free life expectancy of elderly people in a population undergoing demographic and epidemiologic transition - Author Abstract

Age and Ageing, July, 2003 by Sutthichai Jitapunkul, Chaiyos Kunanusont, Wiput Phoolcharoen, Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, Shah Ebrahim

Background: the major purpose of health and social policy in old age is to increase quality of life of elderly people. In many demographically developing countries, life expectancy is increasing very rapidly, but little information is available on survival free of disability.