Has Scotland always been the 'sick man' of Europe? An observational study from 1855 to 2006

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 756-760

  Mccartney, Gerry ^a   Walsh, David ^b   Whyte, Bruce ^b   Collins, Chik ^c  

^a NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Glasgow Centre for Population Health   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLITICS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EUROPE; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLITICS; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84860446727     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr136     Document Type: Article

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