Gender gaps in life expectancy and expected years with activity limitations at age 50 in the European Union: Associations with macro-level structural indicators

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 229-237

  van Oyen, Herman ^a   Cox, Bianca ^a   Jagger, Carol ^b,c   Cambois, Emmanuelle ^d   Nusselder, Wilma ^e   Gilles, Clare ^b   Robine, Jean Marie ^f  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Gender inequality; Global Activity Limitation Index; Health expectancy; Healthy life years; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649944115     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-010-0172-2     Document Type: Article

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