Mortality in men of Irish heritage in West Scotland

Public Health

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 229-232

  Abbotts, J ^a   Williams, R ^a   Davey Smith, G ^b  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic minorities; Irish; Mortality; West Scotland

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

SCOTLAND; UK;

EID: 0031876615     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(98)00237-6     Document Type: Article

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