Increases in life expectancy in the United States 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.


A. the control of childhood and infectious diseases.

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