Life expectation in health: major indicators for public health

Authors
Gremy, F Cambois, E
Citation
F. Gremy et E. Cambois, Life expectation in health: major indicators for public health, B ACA N MED, 184(3), 2000, pp. 621-636
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE
ISSN journal
00014079 → ACNP
Volume
184
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
621 - 636
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-4079(2000)184:3<621:LEIHMI>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The concepts of life expectation, life expectation without disability,a re explained. Their importance for defining a health policy an da healthcare p olicy is emphazized. A concrete example is given: the inequalities in life expectancy without disability follow the same pattern as the inequalities i n mortality.