Economic status as a determinant of mortality among black and white older men: Does poverty kill?*

Population Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 427-436

  Menchik, Paul L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY; ECONOMIC STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; MORTALITY LEVEL; POLICY IMPLICATION; POPULATION CHANGE; POVERTY EFFECT;

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EID: 0027726866     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000147226     Document Type: Article

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