Spatial analysis of the regional variation of hypertensive disease mortality and its socio-economic correlates in South Korea

This paper presents a cross-sectional study based on the cause of death statistics in 2011 extracted from all 229 local governments in South Korea. The standardised hypertensive disease mortality rate (SHDMR) was defined by age- and sex-adjusted mortality by hypertensive diseases distinguished by In...

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Main Authors: Seong-Yong Park, Jin-Mi Kwak, Eun-Won Seo, Kwang-Soo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/420