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The German East-West Mortality Difference: Two Crossovers Driven by Smoking
Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, mortality was considerably higher in the former East Germany than in West Germany. The gap narrowed rapidly after German reunification. The convergence was particularly strong for women, to the point that Eastern women aged 50–69 now have lower mortality despite l...
Autores principales: | Vogt, Tobias, van Raalte, Alyson, Grigoriev, Pavel, Myrskylä, Mikko |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5486873/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28493101 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13524-017-0577-z |
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