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The socioeconomic distribution of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Chile

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background Life expectancy (LE) has usually been used as a metric to monitor population health. In the last few years, metrics such as Quality-Adjusted-Life-Expectancy (QALE) and Health-Adjusted-Life- Expectancy (HALE) have gained popularity in health ...
Manuel Antonio Espinoza, Rodrigo Severino, Carlos Balmaceda, Tomas Abbott, Baltica Cabieses   +4 more
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Factors Associated With Subjective Life Expectancy: Comparison With Actuarial Life Expectancy [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2017
Objectives Subjective life expectancy (SLE) has been found to show a significant association with mortality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the major factors affecting SLE.
Jaekyoung Bae, Yeon-Yong Kim, Jin-Seok Lee   +2 more
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Alcohol and life expectancy

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
The recent three leading risk factors for global disease burden in the world are, in descending order, high blood pressure, tobacco smoking including second-hand smoke, and alcohol use.
Ichiro Wakabayashi, Klaus Groschner
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A Review of the Types and Characteristics of Healthy Life Expectancy and Methodological Issues [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2022
An index that evaluates the health level of a population group considering both death and loss of function due to disease is called a summary measure of population health (SMPH).
Young-Eun Kim, Yoon-Sun Jung, Minsu Ock, Seok-Jun Yoon   +3 more
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The ABC of Life Expectancy. [PDF]

J Public Health Manag Pract
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Life-expectancy changes during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2019–2021: estimates from Japan, a country with low pandemic impact [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a low impact on Japan in 2020, but the size of the epidemic increased considerably there in 2021. This study made a statistical analysis of life expectancy changes up to the end of 2021 in Japan. Objective We aimed to
Mst Sirajum Munira, Yuta Okada, Hiroshi Nishiura   +2 more
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Life Expectancy and the Environment [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009
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Mariani, Fabio, Perez Barahona, Agustin, Raffin, Natacha   +2 more
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Exercise and life expectancy

The Lancet, 2012
Chi Pang Wen and colleagues (Oct 1, p 1244) report on the minimum amount of physical activity necessary for reduced mortality and extended life expectancy. Compared with individuals in the inactive group, those in the low-volume activity group reportedly had a 14% reduced risk of all-cause mortality and a 3-year longer life expectancy.
Ashley M, Croft, Joanne V, Palmer
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Effects of gentle mechanical skin stimulation on subjective symptoms and joint range of motions in people with chronic neck and shoulder discomfort

Journal of Physiological Sciences, 2023
This study aimed to examine the efficacy of a 2-week self-administered gentle mechanical skin stimulation on chronic neck and shoulder discomfort. In participants (n = 12) with chronic neck and shoulder discomfort, subjective measures of pain sensation ...
Nobuhiro Watanabe, Marina Nara, Shihoko Suzuki, Masamitsu Sugie, Takao Yamamoto, Harumi Hotta   +5 more
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Trends in the disability-free life expectancy in Switzerland over a 10-year period: an analysis of survey-based data

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Increasing life expectancy raises concerns whether the years gained will be spent free of disability. Lately, trends across countries have been heterogeneous.
Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Giulia Belloni, Jonathan Zufferey, Sonia Pellegrini, Christophe Bula, Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux   +5 more
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