Mortality inequality among older adults in Mexico: The combined role of infectious and chronic diseases

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 89-95

  González González, César ^a   Samper Ternent, Rafael ^b   Wong, Rebeca ^b   Palloni, Alberto ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GERIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Health inequalities; Life expectancy; Mexico; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; EDUCATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84902204591     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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