Cause-specific mortality at young ages: Lessons from Finland

Health and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-274

  Saarela, Jan ^a   Finnäs, Fjalar ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Death specific causes; Population groups; Social background; Young ages

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; INJURY; MORTALITY RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FINLAND; HUMAN; MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 36749100026     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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