Commentary: Infectious diseases during infancy and mortality in later life

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 294-295

  Doblhammer, G ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRBORNE INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION RISK; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PERTUSSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMALLPOX; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0038784105     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg066     Document Type: Note

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