Understanding the natural and socioeconomic factors behind regional longevity in Guangxi, China: Is the centenarian ratio a good enough indicator for assessing the longevity phenomenon?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2018, Pages

  Deng, Qucheng ^a   Wei, Yongping ^a,b   Zhao, Yan ^a   Han, Xuerong ^c   Yin, Juan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GUANGXI TEACHERS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

^d GUANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Geographically weighted regression; Guangxi; Natural and socioeconomic indicators; Regional longevity; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGING; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LONGEVITY; RADIATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; VERY ELDERLY; WATER VAPOR; CLIMATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL REGRESSION;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHINA; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL REGRESSION;

EID: 85046676304     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15050938     Document Type: Article

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