Social Inequalities and Mortality in Europe – Results from a Large Multi-National Cohort

2012140 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

V. Gallo · Imperial College London

Johan P. Mackenbach · Erasmus University Rotterdam

Majid Ezzati · Imperial College London

Gwenn Menvielle · Inserm

Anton E. Kunst · University of Amsterdam

Sabine Rohrmann · Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Rudolf Kaaks ·

Abstract

In this European study, substantial social inequalities in mortality among European men and women which cannot be fully explained away by accounting for known common risk factors for chronic diseases are reported.

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

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 7, Issue 7, pp. e39013-e39013

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039013

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