RT Journal
A1 Harper S, Rushani D, Kaufman JS
T1 TRends in the black-white life expectancy gap, 2003-2008
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD June 6
VO 307
IS 21
SP 2257
OP 2259
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.5059
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.5059
AB 
To the Editor: Understanding the causes of black-white differences in mortality has important consequences for interventions to reduce health inequalities in the United States. A previous report found a nearly 2-year decline in the black-white life expectancy gap among men and a 1-year decline among women between 1993 and 2003.1 We investigated whether these changes have continued in recent years.