Geographic Divergence in Mortality in the United States

Population and Development Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 611-634

  Fenelon, Andrew ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; SMOKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889563652     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2013.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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