Birth order and mortality in two ethno-linguistic groups: Register-based evidence from Finland

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue , 2016, Pages 8-13

  Saarela, Jan ^a   Cederström, Agneta ^a,b   Rostila, Mikael ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth order; Ethnic groups; Family fixed models; Finland; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; LANGUAGE; MORTALITY; PARTURITION; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FINLAND; FINN (CITIZEN); HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; REGISTER; SIBLING; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; SWEDISH CITIZEN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; PREMATURE MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FINLAND;

BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; MORTALITY, PREMATURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84963532728     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.04.008     Document Type: Article

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