Determinants of adult mortality in India

Asian Population Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-171

  Saikia, Nandita ^a   Ram, F ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adult; Health; India; Lifestyle; Mortality; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; LITERACY; LIVING STANDARD; MORTALITY RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELIGION;

INDIA;

EID: 77954854571     PISSN: 17441730     EISSN: 17441749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441730.2010.494441     Document Type: Article

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