Associations between relative income and mortality in Norway: A register-based study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 640-644

  Elstad, Jon Ivar ^a   Dahl, Espen ^b   Hofoss, Dag ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Absolute income; Mortality; Relative income

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EDUCATION; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY AREAS; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33749237358     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl018     Document Type: Article

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