Clerics die, doctors survive: A note on death risks among highly educated professionals

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-231

  Erikson, Robert ^a   Torssander, Jenny ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

education; health inequality; Mortality; occupations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; TEACHER;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLERGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICIANS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 65549148181     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809103909     Document Type: Article

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