Effects of local extrinsic mortality rate, crime and sex ratio on preventable death in Northern Ireland

Evolution, Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 2015, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 266-277

  Uggla, Caroline ^a   Mace, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult sex ratio; Census; Crime; Extrinsic mortality rate; Health behaviour; Life history theory; Preventable death

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84991024510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20506201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emph/eov020     Document Type: Article

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