Mortality of immigrants from the former Soviet Union: Results of a cohort study;Mortalität von aussiedlern aus der ehemaligen Sowjetunion: Ergebnisse einer kohortenstudie

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 104, Issue 23, 2007, Pages

  Becher, Heiko ^a   Razum, Oliver ^b   Kyobutungi, Catherine ^c   Laki, Judit ^a   Ott, Jördis Jennifer ^a   Ronellenfitsch, Ulrich ^d   Winkler, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Shelter Afrique Center   (Kenya)

^d Chirurgische Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Epidemiology; Migrant; Migration; Mortality

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; USSR;

EID: 34447284989     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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