| Descriptor English: | Life Expectancy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Esperanza de Vida
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Expectativa de Vida | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Espérance de vie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Expectancies, Life Expectancy, Life Life Expectancies Life Extension PYLL Potential Years of Life Lost Years of Life Lost Years of Potential Life Lost |
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| Tree number(s): |
E05.318.308.985.450 N01.224.935.464 N06.850.505.400.975.450 N06.850.520.308.985.450 SP3.311.300.392.356 SP5.467.413.330.144 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008017 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably be expected to live. |
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| Annotation: | IM for human, NIM for animal; consider also LONGEVITY |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EH ethnology HI history TD trends |
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| History Note: | was in Cat H & N 1979-81; was in Cat N only 1968-78; was in Cat G only 1967; was in Cat G & I 1963-66 |
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| Related: |
Longevity
MeSH Mortality, Premature MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 28628 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D008017 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1960/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/06/30 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques
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Life Expectancy
- Preferred
Years of Potential Life Lost
- Related but not broader or narrower
Life Extension
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0012498 |
| Scope note | Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably be expected to live. |
| Preferred term | Life Expectancy |
| Entry term(s) |
Expectancies, Life Expectancy, Life Life Expectancies |
| Concept UI |
M0535196 |
| Scope note | Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably be expected to live. |
| Preferred term | Years of Potential Life Lost |
| Entry term(s) |
PYLL Potential Years of Life Lost Years of Life Lost |
| Concept UI |
M0012499 |
| Scope note | Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably be expected to live. |
| Scope note | Based on known statistical data, the number of years which any person of a given age may reasonably be expected to live. |
| Preferred term | Life Extension |
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