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Contribution of Social Class to Differences Between Single and Married Men in Mortality From Peptic Ulcer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Carol Buck
Carol Buck
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Summary

Mortality from peptic ulcer among middle-aged Canadian males in the period 1959–63 has been analysed by marital status and social class. Adjustment for social class reduced only slightly the mortality disadvantage of single males compared with married males.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , January 1978 , pp. 35 - 38
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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