Trends in socio-economic inequalities in mortality by sex in Ireland from the 1980s to the 2000s

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 613-621

  Layte, R ^a,b   Banks, J ^a,b   Walsh, C ^a   McKnight, G ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gender; Mortality; Social class; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940208039     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-014-1189-x     Document Type: Article

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