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1 online resource (PDF file (xi, 182 pages)) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Over the past 25 years, life expectancy has been rising in the United States at a slower pace than has been achieved in many other high-income countries. Consequently, the United States has been falling steadily in the world rankings for level of life expectancy, and the gap between the United States and countries with the highest achieved life expectancies has been widening. International comparisons of various measures of self-reported health and biological markers of disease reveal similar patterns of U.S. disadvantage. The relatively poor performance of the United States with respect to achieved life expectancy over the recent past is surprising given that it spends far more on health care than any other nation in the world, both absolutely and as a percentage of gross national product. Motivated by these concerns, the National Institute on Aging requested that the National Research Council convene a panel of leading experts to clarify patterns in the levels and trends in life expectancy across nations, to examine the evidence on competing explanations for the divergent trends, and to identify strategic opportunities for health-related interventions to narrow this gap. |
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This study was supported by the National Institute on Aging's Division of Behavioral and Social Research through Contract No. NO1-OD-4-2139, TO#194 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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Difference Between Life Expectancy in the United States and Other High-Income Countries -- Causes of Death, Health Indicators, and Divergence in Life Expectancy -- Role of Obesity -- Role of Physical Activity -- Role of Smoking -- Role of Social Networks and Social Integration -- Role of Health Care -- Role of Hormone Therapy -- Role of Inequality -- Conclusions. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Life expectancy.
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Life expectancy. |
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Longevity.
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Longevity. |
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Life expectancy -- United States.
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United States. |
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Longevity -- United States.
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Longevity. |
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United States. |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison. |
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Developed Countries. |
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Life Expectancy -- trends. |
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Socioeconomic Factors. |
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Statistics.
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Electronic books.
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Technical reports.
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Technical reports.
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Crimmins, Eileen M.
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Preston, Samuel H.
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Cohen, Barney, 1959-
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National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Explaining divergent levels of longevity in high-income countries. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011 9780309186407 (DLC) 2011017452 (OCoLC)705518866 |
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9780309186414 (pdf) |
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0309186412 (pdf) |
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9780309186407 (paperback) |
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0309186404 (paperback) |
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1283213389 |
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9781283213387 |
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