Mortality statistics in immigrant research: Method for adjusting underestimation of mortality

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 756-763

  Weitoft, Gunilla Ringbäck ^a,b,d   Gullberg, Anders ^a   Hjern, Anders ^a,c   Rosén, Måns ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Natl Swed Bd of Hlth and Welfare   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immigration; Income; Mis registration; Mortality; Social benefits; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032770388     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.4.756     Document Type: Article

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