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Article Evaluation

It is important to understand that articles become unreliable when text is not properly cited, or not cited at all. Even if the information taken from the text was worded differently, it is still plagiarism. Even by adding quotation marks to a text and not citing it, this still falls into the tab of plagiarism.

Article contribution:

For the article I have selected I plan to add a few more sections as it seems like a lot of the information is bunched together. As well as maybe shortening and breaking down some of the sentences as they are too long and contain too much information that it is seen as clutter. also adding inline citations like footnotes. Including more of a breakdown on where the information used in creating life tables come from and how to get it. Adding pros and cons of life tables. ''' Please be more explicit on what specific information will be added - also, you might want to revisit the sources below and think about using some of the reading material from class to supplement/instead. - Prof H '''

Possible References

https://www.healthknowledge.org.uk/public-health-textbook/health-information/3a-populations/life-tables-demographic-applications

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-life-expectancy-declines-for-the-first-time-since-1993/2016/12/07/7dcdc7b4-bc93-11e6-91ee-1adddfe36cbe_story.html?utm_term=.0a464d4cfb31

http://www.sociologydiscussion.com/demography/population-growth/life-table-meaning-types-and-importance/3030

http://jech.bmj.com/content/55/1/38

 Life table article edit: 

They can also be explained as a long-term mathematical way to measure a populations longevity starting from a persons birth to the day they die. They were created by demographers including Graunt, Reed and Merrell, Keyfitz, Greville.

A cohort life table is more frequently used because it is able to make a prediction of any expected changes in mortality rates of a population in the future. In order to find the true life expectancy average, 100 years would need to pass and by then finding that data would be of no use.

Life tables that relate to maternal deaths and infant moralities are important, as they help form family planning programs that work with particular populations. They also help compare a country's average life expectancy with other countries. Comparing life expectancy globally helps countries understand why one country's life expectancy is rising substantially by looking at each other's healthcare, and adopting ideas to their own systems.

However, there are also weaknesses of the information displayed on life tables is that they do not state the health of the population. There is more than one disease present in the world, and a person can have more than one disease at different stages simultaneously, introducing the term comorbidity. Therefore, life tables also do not show the direct correlation of mortality and morbidity.

Epidemiology Section

In epidemiology and public health, both standard life tables (used to calculate life expectancy), as well as the Sullivan and multi-state life tables (used to calculate health expectancy), are the most commonly mathematical used devices. The latter includes information on health in addition to mortality. By watching over the life expectancy of any year(s) being studied, epidemiologists can see if diseases are contributing to the overall increase in mortality rates. Epidemiologists are able to help demographers understand the sudden decline of life expectancy by linking it to the health problems that are arising in certain populations.

 These are really nice additions and a great start - Prof H