The impact of avoidable mortality on life expectancy at birth in Spain: Changes between three periods, from 1987 to 2001

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 783-789

  Gispert, Rosa ^a   Serra, I ^a   Bares M A ^a   Puig, X ^b   Puigdefabregas A ^a   Freitas, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPAIN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 50149116558     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.066027     Document Type: Article

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