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Calculating census tract-based life expectancy in New York state: a generalizable approach

BACKGROUND: Life expectancy at birth (LE) has been calculated for states and counties. LE estimates at these levels mask health disparities in local communities. There are no nationwide estimates at the sub-county level. We present a stepwise approach for calculating LE using census tracts in New Yo...

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Autores principales: Talbot, Thomas O., Done, Douglas H., Babcock, Gwen D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5787312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29373976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12963-018-0159-3