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Health Expectancies in Japan: Gender Differences and Policy Implications for Women

Ichiro Tsuji MD Department of Public Health, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Catherine Sauvaget MD Department of Public Health, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Epidemiology, Radiation Effect Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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Shigeru Hisamichi MD Department of Public Health, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Pages 135-148 | Published online: 24 Oct 2008

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