5 documents found, page 1 of 1
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Chronic Liver Diseases and Cirrhosis Mortality in...
Borrell, Carme; Palència, Laia; Bosakova, Lucia; Gotsens, Mercè; Morrison, Joana; Costa, Claudia; Dzúrová, Dagmar; Deboosere, PatrickObjective: To analyse the trends in chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis mortality, and the associated socioeconomic inequalities, in nine European cities and urban areas before and after the onset of the 2008 financial crisis. Methods: This is an ecological study of trends in three periods of time: two before (2000–2003 and 2004–2008), and one after (2009–2014) the onset of the economic crisis. The units of an...
Socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality in European urban areas before ...
Borrell, Carme; Palència, Laia; Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc; Morrisson, Joana; Deboosere, Patrick; Gotsens, Mercè; Dzúrová, Dagmar; Costa, ClaudiaBackground: Few studies have assessed the impact of the financial crisis on inequalities in suicide mortality in European urban areas. The objective of the study was to analyse the trend in area socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality in nine European urban areas before and after the beginning of the financial crisis. Methods: This ecological study of trends was based on three periods, two before the ec...
Effect of the recent economic crisis on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality...
Palència, Laia; Gotsens, Mercè; Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc; Bosakova, Lucia; Burström, Bo; Costa, Cláudia; Deboosere, Patrick; Dzúrová, DagmarObjective: To analyse socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause mortality among men and women in nineEuropean urban areas during the recent economic crisis, and to compare the results to those from twoperiods before the crisis.Method: This is an ecological study of trends based on three time periods (2000-2003, 2004-2008 and2009-2014). The units of analysis were the small areas of nine European urban areas. We us...
Environmental public health risks in European metropolitan areas within the EUR...
Mitsakou, Christina; Dimitroulopoulou, Sani; Heaviside, Clare; Katsouyanni, Klea; Samoli, Evangelia; Rodopoulou, SophiaUrban areas in Europe are facing a range of environmental public health challenges, such as air pollution, traffic noise and road injuries. The identification and quantification of the public health risks associated with exposure to environmental conditions is important for prioritising policies and interventions that aim to diminish the risks and improve the health of the population. With this purpose in mind,...
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...