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The Generational Health Drift: A Systematic Review of Evidence from the British Birth Cohort Studies

2025-06-12 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundLife expectancy improved dramatically during the 20th century. Whether more recent generations are also living longer in good health has serious implications for healthcare systems and the economy. AimTo synthesise evidence on cohort differences in physical and mental health from the British birth cohort studies, born 1946 to 2000-02. MethodElectronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo, Web of Science, up to 25 June 2024) were searched for pairwise combinations of the six cohort st...

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