The influence of country of birth on mortality from all causes and cardiovascular disease in Sweden 1979-1993

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-287

  Sundquist, Jan ^a   Johansson, Sven Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CHD; Country of birth; Follow up study; Mortality; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030935340     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.2.279     Document Type: Article

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