Social class inequalities in health and mortality have become an increasingly prominent
topic of study among sociologists, demographers, economists, and social epidemiologists …

Aim To collect, organize and appraise evidence of socioeconomic and demographic
inequalities in health and mortality among the older population using a summary measure of …

With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age
as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the …

Our future depends very much on how we respond to three great challenges of the new
century, all of which threaten to increase social inequality: first, how we adapt institutions to …

Objectives To examine the relation between health and several dimensions of sexuality and
to estimate years of sexually active life across sex and health groups in middle aged and …

Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives
than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists …

Background Although life expectancy in the European Union (EU) is increasing, whether
most of these extra years are spent in good health is unclear. This information would be …

Objectives To evaluated the female–male health–survival paradox by estimating the
contribution of women's mortality advantage versus women's disability disadvantage …

Aging well and continuing to be active are often regarded as THE goals in life, from
individual, family, community, and population perspectives. This implies good health and …

Health expectancies were developed to address the important question of whether or not we
are exchanging longer life for poorer health-replacing quality by quantity. Health …