Family origin and mortality: prospective Finnish cohort study
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Family origin and mortality: prospective Finnish cohort study
BACKGROUND Death rates are notably higher in eastern Finland than in western Finland, and life expectancy of Finnish speakers shorter than that of Swedish speakers. The mortality differences correspond to recent genetic mappings of the population and are prominent for causes of death that are known to be associated with genetic risk factors. METHODS Using intergenerational data, we studied th...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-385