Mortality from circulatory diseases by specific country of birth across six European countries: Test of concept

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 353-359

  Bhopal, Raj S ^a   Rafnsson, Snorri B ^a   Agyemang, Charles ^b   Fagot Campagna, Anne ^c   Giampaoli, Simona ^d   Hammar, Niklas ^e   Harding, Seeromanie ^f   Hedlund, Ebba ^g   Juel, Knud ^h   MacKenbach, Johan P ⁱ   Primatesta, Paola ^j   Rey, Gregoire ^k   Rosato, Michael ^l   Wild, Sarah ^a   Kunst, Anton E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^e ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^f MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^g NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

ⁱ ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^k INSERM   (France)

^l QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84861622703     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr062     Document Type: Article

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