Cross-national injury mortality differentials by income level: The possible role of age and ageing

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1167-1176

  Moniruzzaman, S ^a   Andersson, R ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

GNP per capita; Health transition; Homicide; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AGING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; INCOME; INJURY; MORTALITY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249132915     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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