Understanding the rapid increase in life expectancy in South Korea

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 896-903

  Yang, Seungmi ^a   Khang, Young Ho ^b   Harper, Sam ^a   Smith, George Davey ^c   Leon, David A ^d   Lynch, John ^c,e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951219698     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.160341     Document Type: Article

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