Why do females live longer than males?

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<abstract>In most countries, females lives several years longers than males. A cross-sectional regression study, using 45 explanatory variables and data collected from 169 countries. This conclusion is slightly weakened when the presence of spatial autocorrelation in the data is specifically acknowledged.  </abstract>
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<text>Vol. 6, nº 4, October 2002 ; p. 21-37</text>
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