Socioeconomic and Behavioral Determinants of Mortality in Posttransition Russia: A Prospective Population Study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-100

  Perlman, Francesca ^a   Bobak, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol Drinking; Education; Mortality; Russia; Socioeconomic Factors

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RUSSIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 37849000798     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.07.093     Document Type: Article

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