US regional and national cause-specific mortality and trends in income inequality: descriptive findings
We examined the concordance of income inequality trends with 30-year US regional trends in cause-specific mortality and 100-year trends in heart disease and infant mortality. The evidence suggests that any effects of income inequality on population health trends cannot be reduced to simple processes...
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Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2004-04-01
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Series: | Demographic Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/special/2/8/ |