An index of unhealthy lifestyle is associated with coronary heart disease mortality rates for small areas in England after adjustment for deprivation.

Indices of socio-economic deprivation are often used as a proxy for differences in the health behaviours of populations within small areas, but these indices are a measure of the economic environment rather than the health environment. Sets of synthetic estimates of the ward-level prevalence of low...

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Main Authors: Scarborough, P, Allender, S, Rayner, M, Goldacre, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011