Factors affecting the survival probability of becoming a centenarian for those aged 70, based on the human mortality database: Income, health expenditure, telephone, and sanitation

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kim, Jong In ^a   Kim, Gukbin ^b  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centenarians; Data quality; Gross national income; Health expenditure; Healthy aging; Human mortality database; Longevity index; Sanitation facilities; Survival probability

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEPHONE; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84931834285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-14-113     Document Type: Article

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