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Special Collection 2: Determinants of Diverging Trends in Mortality The papers in this Special Collection were presented at the seminar "Determinants of Diverging Threats in Mortality", held at MPIDR, Rostock on 19-21 of June, 2002. The seminar was organized by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and the Committee on Emerging Health Trends of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. published 16 April 2004 [ Download Volume as zip file ]
Volume   Article ID   Pages   Title, Author  Date Published
S2 1 1-10 Introduction to the Special Collection of papers on "Determinants of diverging trends in mortality" Vladimir Shkolnikov reflexion Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 120 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 2 11-44 Convergences and divergences in mortality: A new approach of health transition Jacques Vallin, France Meslé research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 408 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 3 45-70 Mortality in Central and Eastern Europe: Long-term trends and recent upturns France Meslé research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 283 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 4 71-104 Russian mortality beyond vital statistics: Effects of social status and behaviours on deaths from circulatory disease and external causes - a case-control study of men aged 20-55 years in Urdmurtia, 1998-99 Vladimir Shkolnikov, Valeriy V. Chervyakov, David A. Leon, Martin McKee research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 230 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 5 105-138 The case of the Czech Republic: Determinants of the recent favourable turnover in mortality Jitka Rychtarikova research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 352 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 6 139-162 Progress in health care, progress in health?: Patterns of amenable mortality in Central and Eastern Europe before and after political transition Ellen Nolte, Martin McKee, Rembrandt D. Scholz research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 240 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 7 163-182 Health sector reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: How well are health services responding to changing patterns of health? Martin McKee, Ellen Nolte research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 212 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 8 183-228 US regional and national cause-specific mortality and trends in income inequality: descriptive findings John Lynch, George Davey Smith, Jim Dunn, Sam Harper, Nancy Ross, Michael Wolfson descriptive finding Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 578 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 9 229-254 Monitoring of trends in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality: Experiences from a European project Anton E. Kunst, Vivian Bos, Otto Andersen, Mario Cardano, Giuseppe Costa, Seeromanie Harding, Örjan Hemström, Richard Layte, Enrique Regidor, Alison Reid, Paula Santana, Tapani Valkonen, Johan P. Mackenbach research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 213 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 10 255-276 Cause-specific contributions to black-white differences in male mortality from 1960 to 1995 Irma T. Elo, Greg L. Drevenstedt research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 173 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 11 277-304 Occupational and educational differentials in mortality in French elderly people: Magnitude and trends over recent decades Emmanuelle Cambois research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 244 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 12 305-330 Increasing excess mortality among non-married elderly people in developed countries Tapani Valkonen, Pekka Martikainen, Jenni Blomgren research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 713 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 13 331-354 Socio-economic inequalities in mortality and health in the developing world Alberto Minujin, Enrique Delamonica research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 163 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004
S2 14 355-386 Urbanization, development and under-five mortality differentials by place of residence in São Paulo, Brazil, 1970-1991 Narayan Sastry research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 961 kB) ] 16 Apr 2004