Canada's global position in life expectancy: A longitudinal comparison with the healthiest countries in the world

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-13

  Fang, Raymond ^a   Millar, John S ^a  

^a PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age standardized mortality rates; Life expectancy; Longitudinal trends; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 60549088153     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405484     Document Type: Article

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