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Monitoring of trends in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality
Kunst, Anton E.; Bos, Vivian; Andersen, Otto; Cardano, Mario; Costa, Giuseppe; Harding, Seeromanie; Hemström, Örjan; Layte, Richard; Regidor, EnriqueStudies from several countries reported that the relative mortality gap between low and high socioeconomic groups widened during the 1970s and 1980s. While this wellknown finding has important policy implications and prompted research on underlying causes, it also calls for more a detailed and accurate monitoring of past and current trends. Objectives. The aim of this paper is to present new estimates of change...
Date: 2004
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Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra