Determinants of the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in mortality: A study of 17 European countries

Health and Place

Volumn 47, Issue , 2017, Pages 44-53

  Mackenbach, Johan P ^a   Bopp, Matthias ^b   Deboosere, Patrick ^c   Kovacs, Katalin ^d   Leinsalu, Mall ^e,f   Martikainen, Pekka ^g   Menvielle, Gwenn ^h   Regidor, Enrique ⁱ   de Gelder, Rianne ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d Hungarian Central Statistical Office   (Hungary)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^f SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^h SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Determinants; Europe; Health inequalities; International variations; Mortality

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HIGHEST INCOME GROUP; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREND STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; HEALTH DISPARITY; TRENDS;

EUROPE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85024827367     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.07.005     Document Type: Article

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