Did the Great Recession affect mortality rates in the metropolitan United States? Effects on mortality by age, gender and cause of death
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United States; Economic recession; Mortality; Cause of death; Metropolitan area; Age-specific mortality; Gender-specific mortality; Great Recession;All these keywords.
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