Social inequalities in mortality by cause among men and women in France

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-202

  Saurel Cubizolles, M J ^a,b   Chastang, J F ^a   Menvielle, G ^a   Leclerc, A ^a   Luce, D ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENSUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; OCCUPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 62449273251     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.078923     Document Type: Article

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