Burden of mortality associated with autoimmune diseases among females in the United Kingdom

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2279-2287

  Thomas, Sara L ^a   Griffiths, Clare ^b   Smeeth, Liam ^a   Rooney, Cleo ^b   Hall, Andrew J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958189019     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.180273     Document Type: Article

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