The impact of specific occupation on mortality in the U.S. National Longitudinal Mortality Study

Demography

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 355-367

  Johnson, Norman J ^a   Sorlie, Paul D ^b   Backlund, Eric ^c  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033174435     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2648058     Document Type: Article

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