Self reported poor health and low educational level predictors for mortality: A population based follow up study of 39,156 people in Sweden

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-40

  Sundquist, Jan ^a   Johansson, Sven Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; RISK; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031045623     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.51.1.35     Document Type: Article

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