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Comparative Study
. 2016 Jul;106(7):1167-9.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303251.

Lagging Life Expectancy for Black Men: A Public Health Imperative

M Jermane Bond  1 , Allen A Herman  1
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Comparative Study

Lagging Life Expectancy for Black Men: A Public Health Imperative

M Jermane Bond et al. Am J Public Health. 2016 Jul.
No abstract available

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United States Life Expectancy (a) at Birth (in Years) by Race and Gender and (b) Relative Difference (%) Overall and by Gender: 1900–2011 Source. National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and, for 1900–1928, states that were included in the vital records registration system of the United States (12 states by 1900 and 46 states by 1928).
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