"Life Expectancy"

Cause-of-death disparities in the African diaspora: exploring differences among shared-heritage populations.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated changes in life expectancy (LE) and cause-specific mortality over time, directly comparing African-descent …
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Trends in Longevity in the Americas: Disparities in Life Expectancy in Women and Men, 1965-2010.
OBJECTIVE: We describe trends in life expectancy at birth (LE) and between-country LE disparities since 1965, in Latin America and the …
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Sex and the city: differences in disease- and disability-free life years, and active community participation of elderly men and women in 7 cities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
BACKGROUND: The world’s population is ageing, and four of the top 10 most rapidly ageing developing nations are from the region …
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Survival estimates for patients with homozygous sickle-cell disease in Jamaica: a clinic-based population study.
BACKGROUND: Information about life expectancy of patients with homozygous sickle-cell disease is needed for research and patient …
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