Changing causes of death of elderly people in the United States, 1950-1990

Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 331-335

  Smith, David W E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age 65+; Age 85+; Cancer; Causes of death; Ischemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICINE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 0031795132     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022037     Document Type: Article

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