Mortality differences according to living arrangements

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1255-1264

  Koskinen, Seppo ^a   Joutsenniemi, Kaisla ^a   Martelin, Tuija ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Living arrangements; Marital status; Mortality; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED MAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE MAN; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENSUSES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36949029438     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym212     Document Type: Article

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