A student nurse is reviewing information about life expectancy and finds that life expectancy in the early 1900s was about 45 years
In the last decade of the 20th century, the lifespan of Americans has been lengthened by 30 years, to more than 75 years. Advances in public health contribute to 25 of these additional 30 years. The student nurse would be correct in noting that one of the most notable achievements has included a decline in deaths of what disease? A) Kidney
B) Lung
C) Heart
D) Prostate
C
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One of the notable achievements has included a decline in deaths from heart disease and stroke, not diseases of kidney, lung, or prostate.
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