Mortality inequalities by parental education among children and young adults in Finland 1990-2004

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-141

  Remes, Hanna ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a   Valkonen, Tapani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

FINLAND;

EID: 75249094044     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.082388     Document Type: Article

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