Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 504-511 , July 2009

The Male–Female Health–Survival Paradox: A Survey and Register Study of the Impact of Sex-Specific Selection and Information Bias

  • Anna Oksuzyan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
    • Danish Aging Research Center, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Anna Oksuzyan, Address: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Konrad-Zuse Str.1, 18057 Rostock, Germany. Tel.: +49 381 2082 178; fax: +49 381 2082 478.
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  • Inge Petersen, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Danish Aging Research Center, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
    • ,
  • Henrik Stovring, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
    • ,
  • Paul Bingley, MA, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Danish National Center for Social Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • James W. Vaupel, MPP, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
    • ,
  • Kaare Christensen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Danish Aging Research Center, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
    • The Danish Twin Registry, University of Southern Denmark, Odense

Received 19 August 2008 ,Accepted 2 March 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00088-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.03.014

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 504-511 , July 2009

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