Education and mortality in Spain: a national study supports local findings

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 139-145

  Regidor, Enrique ^a,b,c   Reques, Laura ^d   Belza, María J ^b,d   Kunst, Anton E ^e   Mackenbach, Johan P ^f   de la Fuente, Luis ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Inequalities in mortality; Leading causes of death; Spain; Spanish regions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN;

EID: 84953368334     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0762-z     Document Type: Article

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