US regional and national cause-specific mortality and trends in income inequality: descriptive findings

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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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2004-04-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
income
mortality
USA
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/special/2/8/

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