Higher mortality in urban neighbourhoods in the Netherlands: Who is at risk?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 499-505

  Van Hooijdonk, C ^a,b   Droomers, M ^a   Deerenberg, I M ^c   Mackenbach, J P ^b   Kunst, A E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; MORTALITY RISK; NEIGHBORHOOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUBPOPULATION; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY AREAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44349109063     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.060145     Document Type: Article

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