Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries

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• Publisher: The National Academies Press
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN: 5186904461868

Table of contents

• 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