Why did life expectancy decline in the United States in 2015? A gender-specific analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue , 2017, Pages 174-180

  Acciai, Francesco ^a   Firebaugh, Glenn ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental poisoning; Age risk decomposition; Causes of death; Gender; Life expectancy; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; GENDER ISSUE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85028501840     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.08.004     Document Type: Article

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