Trends in educational inequalities in old age mortality in Norway 1961−2009: a prospective register based population study

• Main Authors: Moe Joakim Oliu (Author), Steingrímsdóttir Ólöf Anna (Author), Strand Bjørn Heine (Author), Grøholt Else-Karin (Author), Næss Øyvind (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The vast majority of deaths occur in older adults. Paradoxically, knowledge on long-term trends in mortality inequalities among the aged, and particularly for those aged 80 years and over, is sparse. The historical trends in size and...