Longevity and health expectancy in an ageing society: Implications for public health in Italy

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 292-299

  Noale, Marianna ^a   Limongi, Federica ^a   Scafato, Emanuele ^b   Maggi, Stefania ^a   Crepaldi, Gaetano ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demographic ageing; Disability free life expectancy; Health planning; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84866688077     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_12_03_10     Document Type: Article

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