Cold related mortality in England and Wales; influence of social class in working and retired age groups

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 790-791

  Donaldson, G C ^a   Keatinge, W R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MORTALITY; PENSIONER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; WORKER;

AGED; COLD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; WALES;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141991281     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.10.790     Document Type: Article

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