UID:
edocfu_9958095003402883
Format:
xi, 182 p. :
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col. ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-309-21710-5
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1-283-21338-9
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9786613213389
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0-309-18641-2
Note:
"Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies."
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FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Difference Between Life Expectancy in the United States and Other High-Income Countries -- 2 Causes of Death, Health Indicators, and Divergence in Life Expectancy -- 3 The Role of Obesity -- 4 The Role of Physical Activity -- 5 The Role of Smoking -- 6 The Role of Social Networks and Social Integration -- 7 The Role of Health Care -- 8 The Role of Hormone Therapy -- 9 The Role of Inequality -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-309-18640-4
Language:
English