Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in self-assessed health in 10 European countries

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Authors

Anton E. Kunst · Erasmus University Rotterdam

Vivian Bos · Erasmus University Rotterdam

Eero Lahelma · University of Helsinki

Mel Bartley · University College London

Inge Lissau · Danish National Institute of Public Health

Enrique Regidor · Ministry of Health

Andreas Mielck

Abstract

The results underscore the persistent nature of socioeconomic inequalities in health in modern societies. The relatively favourable trends in the Nordic countries suggest that these countries' welfare states were able to buffer many of the adverse effects of economic crises on the health of disadvantaged groups.

Topics & Keywords

Health disparities and outcomes Employment and Welfare Studies Global Health Care Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Epidemiology

Volume 34, Issue 2, pp. 295-305

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh342

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