Why the racial gap in life expectancy is declining in the United States

Demographic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 975-1006

  Firebaugh, Glenn ^a   Acciai, Francesco ^a   Noah, Aggie J ^a   Prather, Christopher ^a   Nau, Claudia ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920265818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.32     Document Type: Article

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