Social class differences in infant mortality in Sweden: Comparison with England and Wales

British Medical Journal

Volumn 305, Issue 6855, 1992, Pages 687-691

  Leon, D A ^a   Vagero, D ^a   Otterblad Olausson, P ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0026706831     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.305.6855.687     Document Type: Article

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