The changing gender differences in life expectancy in Korea 1970-2005

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1280-1287

  Yang, Seungmi ^a   Khang, Young Ho ^b   Chun, Heeran ^c   Harper, Sam ^a   Lynch, John ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

^c Jungwon University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Decomposition; Gender inequality; Korea; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; GENDER ROLE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KOREA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STROKE; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

KOREA;

EID: 84864317876     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.04.026     Document Type: Article

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