Higher mortality and different pattern of causes of death among foreign-born compared to native Swedes 1970-1999

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-113

  Albin, Björn ^a   Hjelm, Katarina ^a,b   Ekberg, Jan ^a   Elmståhl, Söve ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Epidemiology; Longitudinal study; Mortality; Public health; Sweden; Transients and migrants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MIGRATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33646136892     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-8519-z     Document Type: Article

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