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Mortality by country of birth in the Nordic countries - a systematic review of the literature.

Helena HonkaniemiJennie Bacchus-HertzmanJohan FritzellMikael Rostila
Published in: BMC public health (2017)
With new studies being published on mortality differentials between native and foreign-born populations in the Nordic countries, specific risk patterns have begun to arise. Regardless, data from most Nordic countries remains limited, as does the information on specific causes of death. The literature should be expanded in upcoming years to capture associations between country of birth and mortality more clearly.
Keyphrases
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