International shortfall inequality in life expectancy in women and in men, 1950-2010
OBJECTIVE: To assess international shortfall inequality in life expectancy at birth among women and men and the influence of geography and country income group. METHODS: The authors used estimates of life expectancy at birth, by sex, for 12 five-year periods between 1950-1955 and 2005-2010 and estim...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862012000800010&lng=en&tlng=en |