Decreasing gender differences in “avoidable” mortality in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 342-349

  Westerling, Ragnar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

avoidable mortality; cause of death; equity; gender; outcome; quality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 1542576171     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948030310050201     Document Type: Article

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