Income differences in stroke mortality: A 12-year follow-up study of the Swedish working population

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 797-804

  Toivanen, Susanna ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; income; mortality; socioeconomic position; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; SWEDEN;

EID: 82355190555     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811418280     Document Type: Article

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