Socioeconomic inequalities in old-age mortality: A comparison of Denmark and the USA

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1986-1992

  Hoffmann, Rasmus ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Denmark; Income; Mortality; Old age; Socioeconomic status; Survival analysis; USA; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MORTALITY; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WELFARE PROVISION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

DENMARK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958773620     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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