Unnatural deaths among nuns and monks: Is there a biological force behind male external cause mortality?

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 831-844

  Luy, Marc ^a  

^a VIENNA INSTITUTE OF DEMOGRAPHY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLERGY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ACCIDENTS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CATHOLICISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLERGY; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 74249089557     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932009990216     Document Type: Article

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