Unemployment and mortality in Denmark, 1970-80.

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Published in Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) on October 10, 1987

Authors

L Iversen1, O Andersen, P K Andersen, K Christoffersen, N Keiding

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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