Secular changes in mortality disparities in new york city: A reexamination

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 729-744

  Althoff, Keri N ^a   Karpati, Adam ^b   Hero, Joachim ^c   Matte, Thomas D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ^*  (United States)

^c Connecticut Voices for Children ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health status disparities; Housing, Public; Immigrants and emigrants; New York City

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HOUSING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 69249206627     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9350-y     Document Type: Article

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