Sex differences in mortality - Time to take a second look;Die geschlechtsspezifischen sterblichkeitsunterschiede - Zeit für eine zwischenbilanz

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 412-429

  Luy, Marc ^a  

^a Bundesinst F Bevolkerungsforschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential mortality; Female survival advantage; Life expectancy; Social and biological determinants of longevity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL RATE; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036814436     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-002-0122-5     Document Type: Article

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