Gender gaps in life expectancy: Generalized trends and negative associations with development indices in OECD countries

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 563-568

  Liu, Yan ^a   Arai, Asuna ^a   Kanda, Koji ^a   Lee, Romeo B ^b   Glasser, Jay ^c   Tamashiro, Hiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAPPINESS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRENDS; ARTICLE;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84880046441     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks049     Document Type: Article

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