Impact of childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position on cause specific mortality: The Oslo mortality study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-45

  Claussen, Bjorgulf ^a   Davey Smith, G ^b   Thelle, D ^c  

^a Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HOUSING CONDITIONS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

NORWAY;

EID: 0037218992     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.1.40     Document Type: Article

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