Open AccessReversing East-West mortality difference among German women, and the role of smoking
Author(s) -
Mikko Myrskylä,
Rembrandt D. Scholz
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyt008
Subject(s) - reversing , german , medicine , demography , geography , sociology , archaeology , materials science , composite material
The German East-West mortality difference narrowed rapidly after the 1990 unification, particularly for women. We analyse recent trends for women aged 50-89 years and document for the first time lower mortality in the East. We study how smoking contributes to this cross-over.
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