Stratification and mortality - A comparison of education, class, status, and income

European Sociological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-474

  Torssander, Jenny ^a   Erikson, Robert ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77955166115     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcp034     Document Type: Review

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