Causes of Soviet adult mortality increases
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11601289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Dutton (0000-0001-6248-5523, North Carolina State University, corresponding author), John C Dutton |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 548-559 |
| Publication date | 1981-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Soviet Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-5859 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09668138108411383 |
| PMID | 11633259 |
| OpenAlex | W2021776516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The recent increase in mortality in the USSR is analyzed. In particular the author seeks to identify the causes of mortality change among older males. Several possible explanatory variables are tested by regression analysis. The variables considered include alcohol tobacco education rural residence age sex ratio and Moslem population. Heart diseases accidents poisonings and traumas and diseases of the respiratory organs are identified as major causes of increased mortality and alcohol and tobacco consumption are related to mortality levels. (ANNOTATION)
Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Biology · Environmental health · Mortality rate · Population · Regression analysis · Residence · Sociology · Statistics · Demography · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Global Health Care Issues · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2009 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |