Components and possible determinants of the decrease in russian mortality in 2004-2010

Demographic Research

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 917-950

  Shkolnikov, Vladimir M ^a,b   Andreev, Evgeny M ^b   McKee, Martin ^c   Leon, David A ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NEW ECONOMIC SCHOOL   (Russian Federation)

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

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EID: 84884179359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2013.28.32     Document Type: Article

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