Mortality among adults: Gender and socioeconomic differences in a Brazilian city

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Belon, Ana Paula ^a   Barros, Marilisa B A ^a   Marín Leán, Letícia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Causes of Death; Gender; Health Inequalities; Mortality; Social Inequalities; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855810109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-39     Document Type: Article

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