Mind the gaps: age and cause specific mortality and life expectancy in the older population of South Korea and Japan
Abstract Background Recent life expectancy gains in high-income Asia-pacific countries have been largely the result of postponement of death from non-communicable diseases in old age, causing rapid demographic ageing. This study compared and quantified age- and cause-specific contributions to change...
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Main Authors: | Myunggu Jung (Author), Woorim Ko (Author), William Muhwava (Author), Yeohee Choi (Author), Hanna Kim (Author), Young Su Park (Author), Gizachew Balew Jambere (Author), Youngtae Cho (Author) |
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2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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