Income inequality and cardiovascular disease risk factors in a highly unequal country: a fixed-effects analysis from South Africa
Abstract Background Chronic stress associated with high income inequality has been hypothesized to increase CVD risk and other adverse health outcomes. However, most evidence comes from high-income countries, and there is limited evidence on the link between income inequality and biomarkers of chron...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0741-0 |