Projections of life expectancy 1999 to 2100 indicate which of the following trends?
a. Men will have a decreasingly shorter life span.
b. Men's life expectancy will equal that of women.
c. Women will have a decreasingly shorter life span.
d. Women will continue to have a longer life span than men.
D
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