Effect of grandparent's and parent's socioeconomic position on mortality among Danish men born in 1953.

Merete Osler; Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen; Rikke Lund; Bjørn Holstein

doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki066

Effect of grandparent's and parent's socioeconomic position on mortality among Danish men born in 1953.

Merete Osler, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Rikke Lund, Bjørn Holstein

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Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: 2005-Dec

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	European Journal of Public Health
Vol/bind	15
Udgave nummer	6
Sider (fra-til)	647-51
Antal sider	4
ISSN	1101-1262
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cki066
Status	Udgivet - 2005

Bibliografisk note

Keywords: Denmark; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Parents; Proportional Hazards Models; Social Class

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10.1093/eurpub/cki066

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