Inequalities in male mortality by occupational class, perceived status and education in Russia, 1994-2006

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 332-337

  Bessudnov, Alexey ^a   McKee, Martin ^b   Stuckler, David ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RUSSIA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84861621519     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr130     Document Type: Article

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