Regional Mortality Disparities in Germany: Long-Term Dynamics and Possible Determinants;Regionale Mortalitätsunterschiede in Deutschland: Langfristige Veränderungen und mögliche Ursachen

Kolner Zeitschrift fur Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 67, Issue , 2015, Pages 241-270

  Kibele, Eva U B ^a   Klüsener, Sebastian ^b   Scholz, Rembrandt D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

(Eastern and western) Germany; Mortality trends; Regional mortality; Socioeconomic conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942256007     PISSN: 00232653     EISSN: 1861891X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11577-015-0329-2     Document Type: Article

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