Social prognostic factors of mortality in a random cohort of Geneva subjects followed up for a period of 12 years

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 138-143

  Gognalons Nicolet, M ^a,b,e   Derriennic, F ^c   Monfort, C ^c   Cassou, B ^d  

^a Unité Investigation Clinique   (Switzerland)

^b Switzerland/Swiss Natl Res Found   (Switzerland)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e Psychiatric Clinic of the University   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWITZERLAND; UNEMPLOYMENT;

GENEVA; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0033018284     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.3.138     Document Type: Article

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