Gender differences in healthy life expectancy among Brazilian elderly

BACKGROUND: This study examined gender differences in healthy life expectancy (HLE) and unhealthy life expectancy (UHLE) among people aged 60 years or older living in a large Brazilian city. METHODS: Based on Chiang method, abridged life tables were constructed for men and for women. To calculate HL...

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Autores principales: Belon, Ana Paula, G Lima, Margareth, BA Barros, Marilisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4079932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24906547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-12-88

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4079932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24906547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-12-88

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