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The rise in the number of long-term survivors from different diseases can slow the increase in life expectancy of the total population

BACKGROUND: Recent improvements in life expectancy in many countries stem from reduced mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer above the age of 60. This is the combined result of decreased incidence and improved survival among those with disease. The latter has led to a higher proportion in...

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Autores principales: Ebeling, Marcus, Meyer, Anna C., Modig, Karin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7542716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33028250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09631-3