Increasing social inequality in life expectancy in Denmark

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585-586

  Brønnum Hansen, Henrik ^a   Baadsgaard, Mikkel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Economic Council of the Labour Movement   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Education; Life expectancy; Social inequality; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 37249067129     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm045     Document Type: Article

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