In search of a contemporary theory for understanding mortality change
Social Science & MedicinePublished 1 January 1993
Christopher Murray, Lincoln C. Chen
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The surprising resilience and reluctance of mortality declines to respond to powerful countervailing is considered and a more integrated approach is proposed to examine the interactive roles of income, technology and behavior in relation to life expectancy.
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This paper represents a speculative approach to the question of changing mortality levels in human populations. The surprising resilience and reluctance of mortality declines to respond to powerful countervailing is considered. A more integrated approach is proposed to examine the interactive roles of income, technology and behavior in relation to life expectancy. The paper concludes by a discussion of the relevance of the accumulation of health assets to national mortality levels.
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