Open AccessMortality Differentials by Immigrant Groups in Sweden: The Contribution of Socioeconomic Position
Author(s) -
Mikael Rostila,
Johan Fritzell
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301613
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , demography , immigration , medicine , social class , population , mortality rate , proportional hazards model , environmental health , geography , surgery , archaeology , sociology , political science , law
We studied mortality differentials between specific groups of foreign-born immigrants in Sweden and whether socioeconomic position (SEP) could account for such differences.