Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality within ethnic groups in the Netherlands, 1995-2000

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-335

  Bos, Vivian ^a   Kunst, Anton E ^a   Garssen, Joop ^b   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARUBA; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MOROCCO; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURINAME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ETHNOLOGY; INCOME; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MOROCCO; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURINAME; TURKEY; WEST INDIES;

EID: 15544372979     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.019794     Document Type: Article

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