What changes in survival rates tell us about US Health Care

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2105-2113

  Muennig, Peter A ^a   Glied, Sherry A ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE TABLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952277412     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0073     Document Type: Article

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