Causes of death and mortality crossovers by race

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-228

  Eberstein, Isaac W ^a   Nam, Charles B ^a   Heyman, Kathleen M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650178801     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2008.9989143     Document Type: Article

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