Commentary: Using geographical data to monitor socioeconomic inequalities in mortality: Experiences from Japanese studies

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 110-112

  Kunst, Anton E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER MORTALITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLIMATE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JAPAN; MORTALITY; NOTE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBANIZATION;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; JAPAN; MORTALITY; POVERTY AREAS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 14844303351     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi013     Document Type: Note

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