The social gradient in life expectancy: The contrary case of Okinawa in Japan

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-122

  Cockerham, William C ^a   Hattori, Hiroyuki ^b   Yamori, Yukio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Kyoto University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Life expectancy; Okinawa

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORY;

JAPAN;

EID: 0034058045     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00444-X     Document Type: Article

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