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Ethnic inequalities in mortality among the elderly in New Zealand

  1. Santosh Jatrana,
  2. Tony Blakely

Article first published online: 8 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00276.x

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volume 32, Issue 5, pages 437–443, October 2008

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Jatrana, S. and Blakely, T. (2008), Ethnic inequalities in mortality among the elderly in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32: 437–443. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00276.x

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  1. Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand

*Correspondence to: Dr Santosh Jatrana, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, PO Box 6343, Wellington, New Zealand. Fax (04) 389-5319; e-mail: santosh.jatrana@otago.ac.nz

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 OCT 2008
  2. Article first published online: 8 OCT 2008
  3. Submitted: February 2008 Revision requested: April 2008 Accepted: July 2008

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