Trends in mortality from 1965 to 2008 across the English north-south divide: Comparative observational study

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7794, 2011, Pages 423-

  Hacking, John M ^a   Muller, Sara ^b   Buchan, Iain E ^b  

^a NHS Manchester/Manchester Joint Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951962592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d508     Document Type: Article

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