Women's death in Scandinavia--what makes Denmark different?

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Women's death in Scandinavia--what makes Denmark different? / Jacobsen, Rune; Von Euler, My; Osler, Merete; Lynge, Elsebeth; Keiding, Niels.

In: European Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2004, p. 117-21.

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Jacobsen, R, Von Euler, M, Osler, M, Lynge, E & Keiding, N 2004, 'Women's death in Scandinavia--what makes Denmark different?', European Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 117-21.

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Jacobsen, R., Von Euler, M., Osler, M., Lynge, E., & Keiding, N. (2004). Women's death in Scandinavia--what makes Denmark different? European Journal of Epidemiology, 19(2), 117-21.

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Jacobsen R, Von Euler M, Osler M, Lynge E, Keiding N. Women's death in Scandinavia--what makes Denmark different? European Journal of Epidemiology. 2004;19(2):117-21.

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Jacobsen, Rune ; Von Euler, My ; Osler, Merete ; Lynge, Elsebeth ; Keiding, Niels. / Women's death in Scandinavia--what makes Denmark different?. In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 2004 ; Vol. 19, No. 2. pp. 117-21.

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title = "Women's death in Scandinavia--what makes Denmark different?",
abstract = "OBJECTIVE: To compare the mortality for women in Sweden, Norway and Denmark in order to search for clues for the low life expectancy of Danish women. METHODS: Prospective age-period-cohort study covering 40 years for all Swedish, Norwegian and Danish women aged 40-84 during the period 1960-2000, and born 1900-1950. OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative risks and 95% confidence intervals for deaths. RESULTS: The high risk of dying among Danish women was associated with being born between the two World Wars, and that a similar pattern was not found for women in Norway and Sweden. A tendency of a cohort effect was observed for Swedish women born around 1940. CONCLUSIONS: The currently low life expectancy of Danish women compared with that of women in Norway and Sweden is partly a transitional phenomenon caused by excessive death rates for women born between the two World Wars. Data on smoking prevalence by birth cohort and age indicate that a high percentage of Danish women in these cohorts were smokers throughout their adult life.",
author = "Rune Jacobsen and {Von Euler}, My and Merete Osler and Elsebeth Lynge and Niels Keiding",
note = "Keywords: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcohol Drinking; Cause of Death; Cohort Studies; Denmark; Female; Humans; Life Expectancy; Life Style; Middle Aged; Mortality; Norway; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Registries; Risk Assessment; Smoking; Sweden",
year = "2004",
language = "English",
volume = "19",
pages = "117--21",
journal = "European Journal of Epidemiology",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Women's death in Scandinavia--what makes Denmark different?

AU - Jacobsen, Rune

AU - Von Euler, My

AU - Osler, Merete

AU - Lynge, Elsebeth

AU - Keiding, Niels

N1 - Keywords: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcohol Drinking; Cause of Death; Cohort Studies; Denmark; Female; Humans; Life Expectancy; Life Style; Middle Aged; Mortality; Norway; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Registries; Risk Assessment; Smoking; Sweden

PY - 2004

Y1 - 2004

N2 - OBJECTIVE: To compare the mortality for women in Sweden, Norway and Denmark in order to search for clues for the low life expectancy of Danish women. METHODS: Prospective age-period-cohort study covering 40 years for all Swedish, Norwegian and Danish women aged 40-84 during the period 1960-2000, and born 1900-1950. OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative risks and 95% confidence intervals for deaths. RESULTS: The high risk of dying among Danish women was associated with being born between the two World Wars, and that a similar pattern was not found for women in Norway and Sweden. A tendency of a cohort effect was observed for Swedish women born around 1940. CONCLUSIONS: The currently low life expectancy of Danish women compared with that of women in Norway and Sweden is partly a transitional phenomenon caused by excessive death rates for women born between the two World Wars. Data on smoking prevalence by birth cohort and age indicate that a high percentage of Danish women in these cohorts were smokers throughout their adult life.

AB - OBJECTIVE: To compare the mortality for women in Sweden, Norway and Denmark in order to search for clues for the low life expectancy of Danish women. METHODS: Prospective age-period-cohort study covering 40 years for all Swedish, Norwegian and Danish women aged 40-84 during the period 1960-2000, and born 1900-1950. OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative risks and 95% confidence intervals for deaths. RESULTS: The high risk of dying among Danish women was associated with being born between the two World Wars, and that a similar pattern was not found for women in Norway and Sweden. A tendency of a cohort effect was observed for Swedish women born around 1940. CONCLUSIONS: The currently low life expectancy of Danish women compared with that of women in Norway and Sweden is partly a transitional phenomenon caused by excessive death rates for women born between the two World Wars. Data on smoking prevalence by birth cohort and age indicate that a high percentage of Danish women in these cohorts were smokers throughout their adult life.

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C2 - 15074566

VL - 19

SP - 117

EP - 121

JO - European Journal of Epidemiology

JF - European Journal of Epidemiology

SN - 0393-2990

IS - 2

ER -

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