Demographic Research · 2009 · 82 citations · 41 references
Social SciencesHealth SciencesPopulation Health SciencesEpidemiologic MethodsEpidemiologyGerontologyHealth ExpectancyHealthy AgingLife ExpectancyLife Expectancy ChangeLongevityMortality Analysis
This article examines the increasing life expectancy of Japanese men and women in relation to their health from 1986 to 2004. We computed healthy life expectancy for seven available time-points using the prevalence-based Sullivan method. The results sh
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