The non-linear risk of mortality by income level in a healthy population: US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey mortality follow-up cohort, 1988-2001

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Rehkopf, David H ^a   Berkman, Lisa F ^b   Coull, Brent ^b   Krieger, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; MORTALITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849132873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-383     Document Type: Article

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