Improving life expectancy: how many years behind has the USA fallen? A cross-national comparison among high-income countries from 1958 to 2007

OBJECTIVE: Many studies have documented higher mortality levels in the USA compared to other high-income nations. We add to this discussion by quantifying how many years behind comparison countries the USA has fallen and by identifying when US mortality rates began to diverge. DESIGN: We use full li...

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Autores principales: Verguet, Stéphane, Jamison, Dean T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23833143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002814

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23833143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002814

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