Recent Publications by Life Expectancy Project: |
Cognitive impairment and mortality in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Cognitive impairment is associated with increased mortality, depending on... | 23rd October, 2009
| Life Expectancy Project, 1439 - 17th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122-3402,
| J Insur Med. 2009;41(2):110-6.
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Life expectancy and years of life lost in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Findings from the NHANES III Follow-up Study.
RATIONALE: Previous studies have demonstrated that chronic obstructive... | 14th May, 2009
| Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco, CA, USA.
| Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2009;4(1):137-48. Epub 2009 Apr 15.
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Smoking habit and mortality: a meta-analysis.
Cigarette smoking leads to excess mortality risk. Although it is well... | 15th April, 2009
| Life Expectancy Project, 1439 17th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122-3402,
| J Insur Med. 2008;40(3-4):170-8.
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Underwriting the presidents.
The United States has had 43 presidents. We examined whether they survive... | 30th January, 2009
| Life Expectancy Project, 1439 - 17th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122-3402,
| J Insur Med. 2008;40(2):120-3.
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Life expectancy in cerebral palsy: an update.
This paper clarifies and updates some issues of life expectancy in... | 25th September, 2008
| Life Expectancy Project, 1439 17th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA.
| Dev Med Child Neurol. 2008 Jul;50(7):487-93.
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Economic factors and longevity in spinal cord injury: a reappraisal.
OBJECTIVE: To review and reassess the findings of Krause and colleagues on... | 13th March, 2008
| Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco, CA 94122-3402, USA.
| Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Mar;89(3):572-4.
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Long-term survival after childhood spinal cord injury.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether persons who incur a spinal cord injury as... | 30th October, 2007
| Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco, California, USA.
| J Spinal Cord Med. 2007;30 Suppl 1:S48-54.
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Change in ambulatory ability of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy.
This study aimed to determine the probability that a child with cerebral... | 3rd October, 2007
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| Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007 Sep;49(9):647-53.
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Growth patterns in a population of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
This study examined growth of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy... | 11th April, 2007
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| Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007 Mar;49(3):167-71.
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Survival in cerebral palsy in the last 20 years: signs of improvement?
This study investigated the possibility of improved survival in cerebral... | 22nd March, 2007
| Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco, CA 94122-3402, USA.
| Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007 Feb;49(2):86-92.
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Long-term survival of persons ventilator dependent after spinal cord injury.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Identify factors related to long-term survival, and... | 16th February, 2007
| Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco, California 94122, USA.
| J Spinal Cord Med. 2006;29(5):511-9.
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Trends in life expectancy after spinal cord injury.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there have been improvements in survival... | 13th September, 2006
| Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA.
| Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006 Aug;87(8):1079-85.
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Computing exact excess death rates from a published mortality study.
We wish to estimate the associated excess death rate (EDR) or mortality... | 2nd August, 2006
| Life Expectancy Project, 1439 - 17th Ave, San Francisco, CA, USA.
| J Insur Med. 2006;38(2):105-9; discussion 109-10.
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Causes of death in remote symptomatic epilepsy.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the causes of death of individuals with... | 5th January, 2006
| Life Expectancy Project, 1439 17th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122-3402,
| Neurology. 2005 Jul 26;65(2):216-22.
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Estimation of future mortality rates and life expectancy in chronic medical conditions.
Estimates of old-age mortality are necessary for the construction of life... | 17th June, 2005
| Life Expectancy Project, 1439-17th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122-3402,
| J Insur Med. 2005;37(1):20-34.
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