Gender differences in healthy life years within the EU: an exploration of the “health–survival” paradox

Herman Oyen (), Wilma Nusselder, Carol Jagger, Petra Kolip, Emmanuelle Cambois and Jean-Marie Robine

International Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 58, issue 1, 143-155

Abstract: The results suggest that the health–survival paradox is a function of the level of population health, dependent on modifiable factors. Copyright The Author(s) 2013

Keywords: Europe; Gender; Health expectancy; Health inequality; Healthy life years; Health–survival paradox (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0361-1

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