Life expectancy and national income in Europe, 1900-2008: An update of Preston's analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1100-1110

  Mackenbach, Johan P ^a   Looman, Caspar WN ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Europe; Infectious disease; Life expectancy; National income

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL ECONOMY; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; INCOME; INFECTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EUROPE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EUROPE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NATIONAL INCOME;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84884786544     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt122     Document Type: Article

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