TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Trends in health expectancies in Australia 1981-1993
JO  - Journal of the Australian Population Association
A1  - Mathers, Colin
SP  - 1
EP  - 15
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - Health expectancy indices combine the mortality and morbidity experience of a population into a single composite indicator. This paper summarizes and evaluates methods for the calculation of health expectancies and presents trends in the expectation of life with disability and handicap in Australia from 1981 to 1993. Unlike other countries for which recent health expectancy time series are available, Australian results indicate that the expectation of years with disability has increased for both males and females. Possible explanations for this are examined.<p /> 
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SN  - 0814-5725
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03029318
ID  - ref1
ER  -