Improvement in health expectancy at ages 50 and 65 in Denmark during the period 2004-2011

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 254-259

  Jeune, Bernard ^a   Andersen Ranberg, Karen ^a   Eriksen, Mette Lindholm ^b   Brønnum Hansen, Henrik ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b REGIONAL HOSPITAL WEST JUTLAND   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; health expectancy; life expectancy; older people

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; TRENDS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84927785533     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494815569104     Document Type: Article

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