The contribution of medical care to mortality decline: McKeown revisited

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1207-1213

  Mackenbach, J P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INFECTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 0029956509     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(96)00200-4     Document Type: Note

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