Community-level income inequality and mortality in Québec, Canada

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 438-443

  Auger, N ^a,b   Zang, G ^b   Daniel, M ^b,c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol related disorders; Cardiovascular diseases; Income distribution; Mortality; Suicide; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MORTALITY; SUICIDE; TOBACCO;

AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY; FAMILY; INCOME; MORTALITY; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 67349237124     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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