Why is Japanese life expectancy so high?

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Christopher J L Murray. Lancet. 2011.

. 2011 Sep 24;378(9797):1124-5.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61221-X. Epub 2011 Aug 30.

¹ Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98121, USA. cjlm@uw.edu

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Education for health professionals in Japan--time to change.
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What has made the population of Japan healthy?
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