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The Grim Reaper's road map : an atlas of mortality in Britain / Mary Shaw ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Health and society.
- Health and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mortality--Great Britain--Statistics.
- Mortality.
- Mortality--Great Britain--Maps.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An atlas of mortality in Britain based on data from 1981 to 2004, this study explores causes of death across the UK, including a description of the cause of death, a map and cartogram showing the spatial distribution of that cause, a commentary on the pattern observed and the reason for it.
- Contents:
- The Grim Reaper's road map; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 What this book is about; 2 Location maps; 3 Technical notes; 4 What are you most likely to die of, when and where?; 5 Years of life lost; 6 How to use this atlas; GROUPS OF CAUSES OF DEATH; INDIVIDUAL CAUSES OF DEATH; Location appendix; Technical appendix.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-09415-7
- 9786612094156
- 1-84742-368-X
- OCLC:
- 444664134
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