Social inequalities in disability-free and healthy life expectancy in Austria

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 393-396

  Doblhammer, Gabriele ^a   Kytir, Josef ^a,b  

^a VIENNA INSTITUTE OF DEMOGRAPHY   (Austria)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Health; Life expectancy; Morbidity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRIA; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0032486445     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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