Sex, age, deprivation and patterns in life expectancy in Quebec, Canada: A population-based study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Auger, Nathalie ^a,b,c   Alix, Carolyne ^a   Zang, Geng ^b   Daniel, Mark ^b,c,d  

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

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NEWBORN; POVERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; POVERTY; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77951610336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-161     Document Type: Article

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