Cause-specific inequalities in mortality in Scotland: two decades of change. A population-based study
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- 24 July 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 7 (1) , 172
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-172
Abstract
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality have increased in recent years in many countries. We examined age-, sex-, and cause-specific mortality rates for social groups in and regions of Scotland to understand the patterning of inequalities and the causes contributing to these inequalities.Keywords
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