The association between gender, family status and mortality

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 309-312

  Kolip, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gender; Germany; Marital status; Mortality; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 27744441316     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-005-0129-7     Document Type: Article

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