Open AccessDisability-Free Life Expectancy Over 30 Years: A Growing Female Disadvantage in the US Population
Author(s) -
Vicki A. Freedman,
Douglas A. Wolf,
Brenda C. Spillman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2016.303089
Subject(s) - life expectancy , gerontology , longevity , medicine , demography , population , disadvantage , population ageing , national health interview survey , public health , environmental health , nursing , sociology , political science , law
To examine changes in active life expectancy in the United States over 30 years for older men and women (aged ≥ 65 years).