Ethnic variation in self-rated health –mortality association: Results from a 17-year follow-up study in Estonia

Conclusions We found considerable ethnic variation in SRH–mortality association and in socioeconomic predictors of mortality. Further research, preferably focusing on cause-specific mortality and reporting heterogeneity of SRH could potentially shed further light on ethnic differences in SRH–mortality association in Estonia and more generally on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in Eastern Europe.
Source: Medicina - Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research