Regional differences in mortality in Greece (1984-2004): The case of Thrace

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Papastergiou, Panagiotis ^a   Rachiotis, George ^a   Polyzou, Konstantina ^a   Zilidis, Christos ^a   Hadjichristodoulou, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREECE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MOSLEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; INFANT; NEWBORN; RELIGION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISLAM; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 52749093542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-297     Document Type: Article

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