Sodoeconomic mortality inequality in Korea: Mortality follow-up of the 1998 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-122

  Khang, Young Ho ^a   Kim, Hye Ryun ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Mortality; Socioeconomic position; South Korea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33646361568     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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