Sex mortality differences in Denmark 1840-2005. Women live longer than men, but great changes during the last 50 years;Kønsforskelle i dødelighed i Danmark 1840-2005: Kvinder lever længere end mænd, men der er sket store ændringer i de seneste 50 år

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 169, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 2398-2403

  Juel, Knud ^a   Christensen, Kaare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34347244594     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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