Explaining educational differences in mortality: The role of behavioral and material factors

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 535-540

  Schrijvers, Carola T M ^a   Stronks, Karien ^a   Van De Mheen, H Dike ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING;

EID: 0033040591     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.4.535     Document Type: Article

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