Contribution of smoking to the gender gap in life expectancy in Japan

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 482-484

  Yorifuji, T ^a   Takao, S ^b   Inoue, S ^b   Tanihara, S ^c   Kawachi, I ^d  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; FEMALE; GENDER GAP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; INCOME; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SMOKING REGULATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

JAPAN;

EID: 84878378676     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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