Left behind: widening disparities for males and females in US county life expectancy, 1985–2010
Open Access
- 10 July 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Population Health Metrics
- Vol. 11 (1) , 8
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-11-8
Abstract
The United States spends more than any other country on health care. The poor relative performance of the US compared to other high-income countries has attracted attention and raised questions about the performance of the US health system. An important dimension to poor national performance is the large disparities in life expectancy.Keywords
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