Mortality Differentials
Mostrando 13-23 de 23 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Magnitude and causes of socioeconomic differentials in mortality: further evidence from the Whitehall Study.
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to explore the magnitude and causes of the differences in mortality rates according to socioeconomic position in a cohort of civil servants. DESIGN--This was a prospective observational study of civil servants followed up for 10 years after baseline data collection. SETTING--Civil service offices in London. PARTICIPANTS--11,678 m
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14. Studies in Fetal and Infant Mortality. II. Differentials in Mortality by Sex and Race
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15. Urbanisation and coronary heart disease mortality among African Americans in the US South.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Despite significant declines since the late 1960s, coronary mortality remains the leading cause of death for African Americans. African Americans in the US South suffer higher rates of cardiovascular disease than African Americans in other regions; yet the mortality experiences of rural-dwelling African Americans, most of whom live in the So
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16. Cause specific social class mortality differentials for child injury and poisoning in England and Wales.
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17. Geographical and social class differentials in stroke mortality--the influence of early-life factors: comments on papers by Maheswaran and colleagues.
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18. Does IQ explain socio-economic differentials in total and cardiovascular disease mortality? Comparison with the explanatory power of traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Vietnam Experience Study
Oxford University Press.
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19. Ventilatory function, height, and mortality among lifelong non-smokers.
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aims were to determine the relationship between spirometric indices and mortality among lifelong non-smokers, and to investigate whether the association of short stature with increased risk of death is explained by reduced levels of ventilatory function in shorter men. DESIGN--The study was a nested (within cohort) case-control analysis
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20. Social area analysis in community medicine.
There is an acknowledged need for better information to guide resource allocation and service planning in the health services. Despite the recognition of the important role of socioeconomic factors, difficulties with the appropriate presentation of daya have so far proved insuperable. Social area analysis (SAA), which is a generic name for a number of method
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21. Stress, social support, and stopping smoking after myocardial infarction in England.
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To examine the effect on mortality of stopping smoking after myocardial infarction and the psychosocial factors that influence the decision to stop. DESIGN--Analysis of smokers in a large prospective study. Self completed questionnaires provided information on psychosocial factors. SETTING--Coronary care units at six English hospitals partic
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22. Deprivation indices: their interpretation and use in relation to health.
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To examine the use of deprivation indices in relation to health. DESIGN--This paper reviews selected publications which illustrate the diversity of use of deprivation indices in the past decade. Most of this work is based in the major routine databases which exist in this country: the census, population, mortality, cancer register, and healt
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23. Subclavian revascularization. A quarter century experience.
OBJECTIVE: Twenty-five years of experience with subclavian revascularizations were reviewed to determine the long-term patency rates of different extrathoracic approaches. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Although it is generally agreed that proximal subclavian stenosis should be treated by an extrathoracic route whenever possible, the optimum procedure is debated.