Social inequalities in causes of death amenable to health care in Norway

Norsk Epidemiologi

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Hem, Camilla ^a   Næss, Øyvind ^a,b   Strand, Bjørn Heine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; NORWAY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 34250378818     PISSN: 08032491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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