TUBERCULOSIS MORTALITY AND THE MALE SURVIVAL DEFICIT IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA: AN OBSERVATIONAL COMMUNITY COHORT STUDY.

Tuberculosis mortality and the male survival deficit in rural South Africa: An observational community cohort study.

Women live on average five years longer than men, and the sex difference in longevity is typically lower in populations with high mortality.South Africa-a high mortality population with a large sex disparity-is an exception, but the causes of death that contribute to this difference are not well understood.Using data from a demographic surveillance

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