Health
Sliding life expectancy poses gender and inequity questions – Medical Xpress
Questions about why such affluent western societies are facing a reversal in life expectancy are sounding loud alarm bells for Professor Fran Baum, Matthew Flinders…
Questions about why such affluent western societies are facing a reversal in life expectancy are sounding loud alarm bells for Professor Fran Baum, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor and Director of the Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity.
Professor Baum is lead author of a study that offers a new perspective on why women live longer than mennoting with concern that while women live longer, many of the recognised social determinants of health are worse for women than men.
The…
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