Long-Term Trends in Adult Mortality for U.S. Blacks and Whites: An Examination of Period- and Cohort-Based Changes

Black-white differences in U.S. adult mortality have narrowed over the past five decades, but whether this narrowing unfolded on a period or cohort basis is unclear. The distinction has important implications for understanding the socioeconomic, public health, lifestyle, and medical mechanisms respo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Demography. - Population Association of America. - 51(2014), 6, Seite 2047-2073
1. Verfasser: Masters, Ryan K. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hummer, Robert A., Powers, Daniel A., Beck, Audrey, Lin, Shih-Fan, Finch, Brian Karl
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Demography
Schlagworte:Social sciences Behavioral sciences Health sciences Biological sciences