countries in combining contrasted health outcomes: a stagnation of height suggests a decline in biological well-being, but this … picture is not consistent with high life expectancy and extremely low prevalence of infant mortality, overweight/obesity, and … across the 47 Japanese prefectures and use data covering the period 1950-2005. A positive and significant influence of income …

This study examines the health capacity to work among older persons in Japan-that is, how much longer older persons can … work based on their health status using nationwide population-based surveys. We first examine how much older persons could … work if they worked as much as those with the same mortality rate in the past (Milligan-Wise method). Second, we estimate …

Life expectancy and income among the first countries to begin health transitions -- Which countries should be studied … models of social development -- Oil-rich lands -- The Latin American case : income inequality and health in Mexico …? -- A colonizer and the country colonized : Japan and Korea -- Very low income is not a barrier : Sri Lanka -- Two neighbors …