Sex differences in child and adolescent mortality in the Nordic countries, 1981--2000

Mika Gissler; Ossi Rahkonen; Laust Mortensen; Annett Arntzen; Sven Cnattingius; Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen; Elina Hemminki

doi:10.1177/1403494809103905

Sex differences in child and adolescent mortality in the Nordic countries, 1981--2000

Mika Gissler, Ossi Rahkonen, Laust Mortensen, Annett Arntzen, Sven Cnattingius, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Elina Hemminki

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Abstract

Unlike the situation for infant and adult mortality, there are only a few studies on child and adolescent mortality. The purpose of this study was to examine sex differences in child and adolescent mortality by age and cohort in four Nordic countries over a 20-year period.

Original language	English
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Volume	37
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	340-6
Number of pages	7
ISSN	1403-4948
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494809103905
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009

Keywords

Adolescent
Cause of Death
Child
Child Mortality
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Denmark
Female
Finland
Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality
Male
Mortality
Registries
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Sweden
Young Adult

UN SDGs

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