Excess mortality from avoidable and non-avoidable causes in men of low socioeconomic status: a prospective study in Korea
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Excess mortality from avoidable and non-avoidable causes in men of low socioeconomic status: a prospective study in Korea.
STUDY OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the magnitude and contributory factors of socioeconomic differentials in mortality in a cohort of Korean male civil servants. DESIGN A prospective observational study of male civil servants followed up for five years after baseline measurement. SETTING All civil service offices in Korea. PARTICIPANTS AND MEASUREMENTS The study wa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.3.166