Are Europeans living longer, healthy lives?

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Series Details 24.7.06
Publication Date July 2006
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The answer to the question: “Are we living longer and healthier lives in the EU?” is ‘yes' … and ‘no'. Longevity, suggest researchers behind a new EU Public Health-funded study, is easier to establish. Whether these long lives are disability free is harder to pinpoint. Differences in life expectancy between men and women is evident, as well as between different countries.

Source Link http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_06_07_26_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=1993
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