Socioeconomic differences in the burden of disease in Sweden

Socioeconomic differences in the burden of disease in Sweden

OBJECTIVE: We sought to analyse how much of the total burden of disease in Sweden, measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), is a result of inequalities in health between socioeconomic groups. We also sought to determine how this unequal burden is distributed across different disease group...

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Main Authors: Rickard Ljung, Stefan Peterson, Johan Hallqvist, Inger Heimerson, Finn Diderichsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2005-02-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Costo de la enfermedad
Factores socioeconómicos
Personas incapacitadas
Trastornos mentales
Enfermedad crónica
Calidad de acuerdo a los años de vida
Estudios epidemiológicos
Suecia
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