In Italy, <it>healthy life expectancy</it> drop dramatically: from 2004 to 2008 there was a 10 years drop among newborn girls

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>In this short essay, we would like to address a severe divergence observed in Italy between Life Expectancy (LE) and Healthy Life Expectancy (Healthy LE) and a unique trend of worsening in Healthy LE, compared to the other European...

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Main Authors: Gennaro Valerio, Ghirga Giovanni, Corradi Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.ijpeonline.com/content/38/1/19