Are mortality differences and trends by education any better or worse in New Zealand? A comparison study with Norway, Denmark and Finland, 1980-1990s

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 683-691

  Fawcett, Jackie ^a   Blakely, Tony ^a   Kunst, Anton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Europe; Mortality; New Zealand; Social Epidemiology; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 24644495599     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-7923-y     Document Type: Article

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