Inequalities in mortality by social class measured at 3 stages of the lifecourse

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 471-474

  Hart, Carole L ^a   Smith, George Davey ^b   Blane, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART DEATH; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031958453     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.3.471     Document Type: Article

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