The effect of population movement on the spatial distribution of socio-economic and health status: Analysis using the Northern Ireland mortality study

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1007-1010

  Connolly, Sheelah ^a   Rosato, Michael ^a   O'Reilly, Dermot ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mortality; Northern Ireland; Selective migration; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRELAND; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION MOVEMENT PATTERN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

IRELAND;

EID: 79958045773     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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