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Use, access, and equity in health care services in São Paulo, Brazil
Mackenbach, Johan P.
Trends in educational inequalities in obesity in 15 European countries between ...
Hoffmann, Kristina; De Gelder, Rianne; Hu, Yannan; Bopp, Matthias; Vitrai, Jozsef; Lahelma, Eero; Menvielle, Gwenn; Santana, Paula; Regidor, EnriqueBackground: The prevalence of obesity increased dramatically in many European countries in the past decades. Whether the increase occurred to the same extent in all socioeconomic groups is less known. We systematically assessed and compared the trends in educational inequalities in obesity in 15 different European countries between 1990 and 2010. Methods: Nationally representative survey data from 15 European c...
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...