Socioeconomic differences in mortality among diabetic people in Finland: Five year follow up

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7063, 1996, Pages 975-978

  Koskinen, Seppo V P ^a,b   Martelin, Tuija P ^a   Valkonen, Tapani ^a  

^a Population Research Unit   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029832722     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7063.975     Document Type: Article

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