Income related inequalities in avoidable mortality in norway: A population-based study using data from 1994-2011

Health Policy

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 889-898

  Kinge, Jonas Minet ^a,b   Vallejo Torres, Laura ^c,d,e   Morris, Stephen ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^d Centro de Investigaciones Biomedicas de Canarias CIBICAN   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidable mortality; Health inequalities; Mortality; Norway; Socioeconomic factors; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; INCOME RELATED INEQUALITY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX; ADOLESCENT; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930762514     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.04.016     Document Type: Article

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