Temporal trends in socioeconomic inequality in mortality in France between 1968 and 1996. Study of educational differences by cause of death

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Menvielle, G ^a,b   Chastang, J F ^a,b   Luce, D ^a,b   Leclerc, A ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b IFR 69   (France)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Education level; France; Men; Mortality; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 34247373524     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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