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Social capital, income inequality, and mortality. | Researchclopedia

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Social capital, income inequality, and mortality.

19973,222 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Ichiro Kawachi · Harvard University

Bruce P. Kennedy

Kimberly Lochner

Deborah Prothrow‐Stith

Abstract

These data support the notion that income inequality leads to increased mortality via disinvestment in social capital.

Topics & Keywords

Health disparities and outcomes Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Public Health

Volume 87, Issue 9, pp. 1491-1498

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.87.9.1491

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 63.50