Migrant mortality from diabetes mellitus across Europe: The importance of socio-economic change

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-117

  Vandenheede, Hadewijch ^a   Deboosere, Patrick ^a   Stirbu, Irina ^b   Agyemang, Charles O ^c   Harding, Seeromanie ^d   Juel, Knud ^e   Rafnsson, Snorri Björn ^f   Regidor, Enrique ^g   Rey, Grégoire ^h   Rosato, Michael ⁱ   MacKenbach, Johan P ^j   Kunst, Anton E ^c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^h INSERM   (France)

ⁱ QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^j ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Diabetes; Differential mortality; Economic development; Europe; Immigrants; Inequalities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORTH AFRICA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH ASIA;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860299888     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-011-9638-6     Document Type: Article

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