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01.02.2014 | Letter to the Editor

The female health-survival advantage: paradox unwarranted

verfasst von: Douglas Dix

Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 1/2014

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Van Oyen et al. (2012) claim that women are less healthy than men and that their longer lifespan is, therefore, paradoxical. It is a claim worthy of scrutiny, particularly as there is no objective measure of health. …

Van Oyen H, Nusselder W, Jagger C, Kolip P, Cambois E, Robine JM (2012) Gender differences in healthy life years within the EU: an exploration of the “health-survival” paradox. Int J Public Health. doi:10.1007/s00038-012-0361-1 PubMedCentralPubMed

World Health Organization (2011) World Health Statistics 2011, http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN_WHS2011_Full.pdf. Accessed 20 May 2013

World Health Organization (2012) World Health Statistics 2012, http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/44844/1/97892415644441_eng/pdf

Titel: The female health-survival advantage: paradox unwarranted
verfasst von: Douglas Dix
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2014
Verlag: Springer Basel
Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Elektronische ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0505-y

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