Educational inequalities in avoidable mortality in Europe
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Educational inequalities in avoidable mortality in Europe.
BACKGROUND The magnitude of educational inequalities in mortality avoidable by medical care in 16 European populations was compared, and the contribution of inequalities in avoidable mortality to educational inequalities in life expectancy in Europe was determined. METHODS Mortality data were obtained for people aged 30-64 years. For each country, the association between level of education an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.081737