The size of mortality differences associated with educational level in nine industrialized countries.
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The size of mortality differences associated with educational level in nine industrialized countries.
OBJECTIVES This study addresses the question of whether inequalities in premature mortality related to educational level differ among countries. METHODS Data on mortality by educational level were obtained from longitudinal studies from nine industrialized countries. The data referred to men between 35 and 64 years of age. The follow-up periods occurred between 1970 and 1982. The size of mort...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.84.6.932