U.S. Behind Other High-Income Countries in Female Lifespan
Clip: 3/5/2013 | 6m
New Study Shows U.S. Lags Behind Other High-Income Countries in Female Lifespan
Gwen Ifill talks to Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, about a pair of studies released in that journal about the lifespan of American women. In one, researchers found that in 43 percent of the nation's counties, more women 75 years old and under are dying sooner.
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U.S. Behind Other High-Income Countries in Female Lifespan
Clip: 3/5/2013 | 6m
Gwen Ifill talks to Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, about a pair of studies released in that journal about the lifespan of American women. In one, researchers found that in 43 percent of the nation's counties, more women 75 years old and under are dying sooner.
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