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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...
Social differences in avoidable mortality between small areas of 15 European ci...
Hoffmann, Rasmus; Borsboom, Gerard; Saez, Marc; Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc; Burström, Bo; Corman, Diana; Costa, Cláudia; Deboosere, PatrickBackground: Health and inequalities in health among inhabitants of European cities are of major importance for European public health and there is great interest in how different health care systems in Europe perform in the reduction of health inequalities. However, evidence on the spatial distribution of cause-specific mortality across neighbourhoods of European cities is scarce. This study presents maps of av...