Impact of smoking on the social gradient in health expectancy in Denmark

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 604-610

  Brønnum Hansen, Henrik ^a   Juel, Knud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; LIFESPAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING;

EID: 3042579679     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.012955     Document Type: Article

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