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Why is the World Getting Older? The Influence of Happiness on Mortality
Guven, Cahit - 2009
happiness levels around the world suggesting that happiness might be one of the causes behind the decline in mortality. We … investigate the relationship between happiness and mortality using the German Socio-Economic Panel. We consider doctor visits … ill people in decreasing mortality than for those who are not chronically ill. The positive influence of happiness on …
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The rise in life expectancy, health trends among elderly, and the demand for care : a selected literature review
Lindgren, Björn - 2016
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The rise in life expectancy, health trends among elderly, and the demand for health and social care
Lindgren, Björn - 2016
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The Rise in Life Expectancy, Health Trends Among the Elderly, and the Demand for Care - a Selected Literature Review
Lindgren, Bjorn - 2016
medical progress: decreased mortality risk, milder and slower development over time, making the time with disease (and health …
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The Rise in Life Expectancy, Health Trends among the Elderly, and the Demand for Care - A Selected Literature Review
Lindgren, Bjorn - 2016
medical progress: decreased mortality risk, milder and slower development over time, making the time with disease (and health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456158
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The shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on life expectancy : a double-edged sword
Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022
and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered a process of adaptation reducing mortality from infectious …
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The shadow of the neolithic revolution on life expectancy : a double-edged sword
Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022
and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered a process of adaptation reducing mortality from infectious …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013171007
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Climate change, cold waves, heat waves, and mortality : evidence from a lower middle-income country
Cuong Viet Nguyen; Nguyen, Manh-Hung; Toan Truong Nguyen - 2022
We estimate the impact of temperature extremes on mortality in Vietnam, using daily data on temperatures and monthly … data on mortality during the 2000-2018 period. We find that both cold and heat waves cause higher mortality, particularly … among older people. This effect on mortality tends to be smaller in provinces with higher rates of air-conditioning and …
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Deregulation in a time of pandemic : does pollution increase coronavirus cases or deaths?
Persico, Claudia; Johnson, Kathryn R. - 2020
The COVID-19 virus, also known as the coronavirus, is currently spreading around the world. While a growing literature suggests that exposure to pollution can cause respiratory illness and increase deaths among the elderly, little is known about whether increases in pollution could cause...
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Population aging in India : facts, issues, and options
Agarwal, Arunika; Lubet, Alyssa; Mitgang, Elizabeth; … - 2016
India, one of the world's two population superpowers, is undergoing unprecedented demographic changes. Increasing longevity and falling fertility have resulted in a dramatic increase in the population of adults aged 60 and up, in both absolute and relative terms. This change presents...
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