The relationship between regional material deprivation and the standardized mortality ratio of the community residents aged 15-64 in Korea

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-52

  Jeong, Baek Geun ^a   Jung, Kap Yeol ^b   Kim, Joon Youn ^b   Moon, Ok Ryun ^c   Lee, Yong Hwan ^d   Hong, Young Seoub ^b   Yoon, Tae Ho ^e  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Koshin University   (Japan)

^e Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Inequality; SMR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33646336890     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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