International Handbook of Health Expectancies by Carol JaggerEnglish | PDF,EPUB | 2020 | 301 Pages | ISBN : 3030376664 | 23.58 MB
This handbook presents global research on health expectancies, a measure of population health that examines the interaction between quantity and quality of life. With data from Europe, North America, Asia, and beyond, it explains how to define and measure health and morbidity and how to integrate these measurements with mortality. Coverage first highlights long-term trends in longevity and health. It also considers variations across and within countries, inequalities, and social gaps as well as micro and macro-level determinants.