The contribution of psychological distress to socio-economic differences in cause-specific mortality: A population-based follow-up of 28 years

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Talala, Kirsi M ^a   Huurre, Taina M ^a   Laatikainen, Tiina Km ^a   Martelin, Tuija P ^a   Ostamo, Aini I ^a,b   Prättälä, Ritva S ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952058413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-138     Document Type: Article

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