Long-term trends of inequalities in mortality in 6 European countries

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 127-141

  de Gelder, Rianne ^a   Menvielle, Gwenn ^b   Costa, Giuseppe ^c   Kovács, Katalin ^d   Martikainen, Pekka ^e   Strand, Bjørn Heine ^f   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Demographic Research Institute   (Hungary)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Europe; Mortality; Socioeconomic inequalities; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85004075861     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-016-0922-9     Document Type: Article

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