"Life Expectancy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably expected to live.
Descriptor ID |
D008017
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MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.450 N01.224.935.464 N06.850.505.400.975.450 N06.850.520.308.985.450
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Concept/Terms |
Life Expectancy- Life Expectancy
- Expectancies, Life
- Expectancy, Life
- Life Expectancies
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life Expectancy" by people in Profiles.
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California And The Changing American Narrative On Diversity, Race, And Health. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 09; 37(9):1394-1399.
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Life Expectancy Gain Due to Employment Status Depends on Race, Gender, Education, and Their Intersections. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 04; 5(2):375-386.
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Incorporating mortality risk into estimates of 5-year glaucoma risk. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009 Dec; 148(6):925-31.e7.