Increases in Life Expectancy in Canada During the Twentieth Century

question 94

Multiple Choice

Increases in life expectancy in Canada during the twentieth century were due primarily to

• A) the control of childhood and infectious diseases.
• B) the defeat of chronic illness.
• C) the fitness boom.
• D) increased use of vitamin supplements.

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