Income inequality and child mortality in wealthy nations
Author(s) -
D.J. Collison,
Colin Dey,
Gwen Hannah,
Lorna Stevenson
Publication year - 2007
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/fdm009
Subject(s) - child mortality , inequality , economic inequality , gini coefficient , neglect , mortality rate , income distribution , demographic economics , demography , developing country , economics , medicine , economic growth , sociology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , nursing
Relationships between income inequality and various health indicators have been the subject of much study and some controversy. We investigated associations between child mortality and income inequality amongst the wealthier OECD countries as well as changes in their relative child mortality rankings over time.
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