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Front Matter i-x
1 Introduction and Overview--Eileen M. Crimmins, Samuel H. Preston, and Barney Cohen 1-14
Part I: Levels and Trends 15-16
2 Diverging Trends in Life Expectancy at Age 50: A Look at Causes of Death--Dana A. Glei, France Meslé, and Jacques Vallin 17-67
3 Are International Differences in Health Similar to International Differences in Life Expectancy?--Eileen M. Crimmins, Krista Garcia, and Jung Ki Kim 68-102
Part II: Identifying Causal Explanations 103-104
4 Contribution of Smoking to International Differences in Life Expectancy--Samuel H. Preston, Dana A. Glei, and John R. Wilmoth 105-131
5 Divergent Patterns of Smoking Across High-Income Nations--Fred Pampel 132-163
6 Can Obesity Account for Cross-National Differences in Life-Expectancy Trends?--Dawn E. Alley, Jennifer Lloyd, and Michelle Shardell 164-192
7 The Contribution of Physical Activity to Divergent Trends in Longevity--Andrew Steptoe and Anna Wikman 193-216
8 Do Cross-Country Variations in Social Integration and Social Interactions Explain Differences in Life Expectancy in Industrialized Countries?--James Banks, Lisa Berkman, and James P. Smith with Mauricio Avendano and Maria Glymour 217-256
Part III: The U.S. Health System 257-258
9 Low Life Expectancy in the United States: Is the Health Care System at Fault?--Samuel H. Preston and Jessica Ho 259-298
10 Can Hormone Therapy Account for American Women's Survival Disadvantage?--Noreen Goldman 299-310
Part IV: Inequality 311-312
11 Do Americans Have Higher Mortality Than Europeans at All Levels of the Education Distribution?: A Comparison of the United States and 14 European Countries--Mauricio Avendano, Renske Kok, Maria Glymour, Lisa Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi, Anton Kunst, and Johan Mackenbach with support from members of the Eurothine Consortium 313-332
12 Geographic Differences in Life Expectancy at Age 50 in the United States Compared with Other High-Income Countries--John R. Wilmoth, Carl Boe, and Magali Barbieri 333-366
Part V: International Case Studies 367-368
13 Renewed Progress in Life Expectancy: The Case of the Netherlands--Johan Mackenbach and Joop Garssen 369-384
14 The Divergent Life-Expectancy Trends in Denmark and Sweden - and Some Potential Explanations--Kaare Christensen, Michael Davidsen, Knud Juel, Laust Mortensen, Roland Rau, and James W. Vaupel 385-408
Biographical Sketches of Contributors 409-418

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International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages: Dimensions and Sources (2010)

Chapter: Part III: The U.S. Health System

Part III
The U.S. Health System

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International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages: Dimensions and Sources (2010)

Chapter: Part III: The U.S. Health System

Part III The U.S. Health System

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The U.S. Health System