Are socioeconomic inequalities in mortality decreasing or increasing within some British regions? An observational study, 1990-1998 | Zendy

Philip Rees | Zendy; Darren L. Brown | Zendy; Paul Norman | Zendy; Daniel Dorling | Zendy

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Are socioeconomic inequalities in mortality decreasing or increasing within some British regions? An observational study, 1990-1998

Author(s) -

Philip Rees,

Darren L. Brown,

Paul Norman,

Daniel Dorling

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdg055

Subject(s) - inequality , demography , mortality rate , population , socioeconomic status , estimation , rate ratio , geography , medicine , mathematics , sociology , economics , mathematical analysis , management

This paper evaluates claims in a recent study that inequalities in small area mortality rates have lessened. We examine the effect of differently estimated populations on time trends in age-specific mortality rates for Yorkshire and the Humber and East of England.

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