Divergence in Age Patterns of Mortality Change Drives International Divergence in Lifespan Inequality

Demography

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1003-1017

  Gillespie, Duncan O S ^a   Trotter, Meredith V ^a   Tuljapurkar, Shripad D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparity; Health; Longevity; Retirement; Social policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETIREMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETIREMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901987410     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-014-0287-8     Document Type: Article

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