As life expectancies lengthen, so do years of potentially healthy and productive life. So far, although women live longer than men, approaches to health policy often start from the false assumption that after menopause the concerns of women and men converge. This chapter concentrates on health issues especially concerning women, on the understanding that women's health issues in later life have not had their due share of attention.
Women live longer than men, and average more years of ill health late in life.
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