Survival and cause-specific mortality among unemployed individuals in Poland during economic transition

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 138-146

  Zagozdzon, Pawel ^a   Zaborski, Leszek ^a   Ejsmont, Jan ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gender; Mortality; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66649119871     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn061     Document Type: Article

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