Regional Mortality Differences in Germany

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kibele, Eva U.B (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: Demographic Research Monographs, A series of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research,
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Public health.; Demography.; Human geography.; Social Sciences.; Public Health.; Human Geography.

Regional mortality differences are one dimension of health inequalities, but its trends and determinants in Germany are widely unknown. This book examines and illustrates patterns of regional mortality in Germany—with focus on small-area differentials—and their changes over time. It identifies expla...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgements
• List of figures
• List of Tables
• 1: Introduction
• 2: Literature Review and Research Questions
• 3: Mortality Differentials across Germany's Federal States
• 4: Mortality Differentials across Germany's Districts
• 5: Determinants of Old-age Mortality and its Regional Variation.-6:  Conclusion
• A: Mortality Differentials across Germany's Federal States
• B: Mortality Differentials across Germany's Districts
• C: Determinants of Old-age Mortality
• Abbreviations
• Bibliography.