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Population Health Inequalities Across and Within European Metropolitan Areas th...
Costa, Cláudia Margarida Pereira da; Rodrigues, Ana Paula Santana; Dimitroulopoulou, Sani; Burström, Bo; Borrell, Carme; Schweikart, JürgenThe different geographical contexts seen in European metropolitan areas are reflected in the uneven distribution of health risk factors for the population. Accumulating evidence on multiple health determinants point to the importance of individual, social, economic, physical and built environment features, which can be shaped by the local authorities. The complexity of measuring health, which at the same time u...
Health inequalities in European cities: perceptions and beliefs among local pol...
Morrison, Joana; Pons-Vigués, Mariona; Bécares, Laia; Burström, Bo; Gandarillas, Ana; Domínguez-Berjón, Felicitas; Diez, Elia; Costa, GiuseppeObjective: To describe the knowledge and beliefs of public policymakers on social inequalities in health and policies to reduce them in cities from different parts of Europe during 2010 and 2011. Design: Phenomenological qualitative study. Setting: 13 European cities. Participants: 19 elected politicians and officers with a directive status from 13 European cities. Main outcome: Policymaker’s knowledge and beli...
Socioeconomic inequalities in injury mortality in small areas of 15 European ci...
Gotsens, Mercè; Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc; Pérez, Katherine; Palència, Laia; Martinez-Beneito, Miguel-Angel; Rodríguez-Sanz, Maica; Burström, BoThis study analysed socioeconomic inequalities in mortality due to injuries in small areas of 15 European cities, by sex, at the beginning of this century. A cross-sectional ecological study with units of analysis being small areas within 15 European cities was conducted. Relative risks of injury mortality associated with the socioeconomic deprivation index were estimated using hierarchical Bayesian model. The ...
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...