Differences in healthy life expectancy for the US population by sex, race/ethnicity and geographic region: 2008

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 470-479

  Chang, Man Huei ^a   Molla, Michael T ^b   Truman, Benedict I ^a   Athar, Heba ^c   Moonesinghe, Ramal ^c   Yoon, Paula W ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnicity; life expectancy; morbidity; mortality; race; region; sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941618626     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu059     Document Type: Article

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