Strong regional links between socio-economic background factors and disability and mortality in Oslo, Norway

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 457-463

  Rognerud, Marit Aase ^a   Krüger, Øystein ^a   Gjertsen, Finn ^b   Thelle, Dag Steinar ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Area statistics; Deprivation; Disability; Mortality; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NORWAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031871829     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007448120325     Document Type: Article

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