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Area Deprivation and Widening Inequalities in US Mortality, 1969–1998
American Journal of Public Health · 2003 · Vol. 93(7) · pp. 1137–1143
Gopal K. Singh✉(Office of the Director)
Abstract
Areal inequalities in mortality widened because of slower mortality declines in more deprived areas. Future research needs to examine population-level social, behavioral, and medical care factors that may account for the increasing gradient.
Health disparities and outcomesHealthcare Policy and ManagementGlobal Health Care IssuesDemographyCensusSocial deprivationMortality rateInequalityRace (biology)MedicinePopulationGerontologyEnvironmental health
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Abstracting and IndexingAdultBlack or African AmericanCultural DeprivationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityResidence CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesSex DistributionCensusesVulnerable Populations
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Individual social class, area-based deprivation, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and mortality: the Renfrew and Paisley Study.
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 1998 · 543 citations
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