Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 436-443 , April 2011

Future disability projections could be improved by connecting to the theory of a dynamic equilibrium

  • Bart Klijs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Public health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Room AE-132, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31-10-7038454; fax: +31-10-7038475.
    • ,
  • Johan P. Mackenbach

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Anton E. Kunst

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 22 April 2010.

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PII: S0895-4356(10)00186-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.04.018

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 436-443 , April 2011

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