Race, socioeconomic status, and cause-specific mortality

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 214-223

  Howard, George ^a   Anderson, Roger T ^b   Russell, Gregory ^b   Howard, Virginia J ^a   Burke, Gregory L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Family characteristics; Life expectancy; Mortality; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034193503     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(00)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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