To what extent can deprivation inequalities in mortality and heart disease incidence amongst the working aged in Scotland be explained by smoking? Relative and absolute approaches

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1132-1136

  Popham, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heart disease; Inequality; Mortality; Scotland; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052532399     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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