Oral health as a risk factor for mortality in middle-aged men: The role of socioeconomic position and health behaviours

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 392-397

  Sabbah, Wael ^a   Mortensen, Laust Hvas ^b   Sheiham, Aubrey ^b   Batty, David ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; ORAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WAR;

VIET NAM;

EDENTATA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VETERAN; VIET NAM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORAL HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; VETERANS; VIETNAM;

EID: 84883054226     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201340     Document Type: Article

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