Area-level deprivation and overall and cause-specific mortality: 12 years' observation on British women and systematic review of prospective studies.

Area-level deprivation and overall and cause-specific mortality: 12 years' observation on British women and systematic review of prospective studies.

Prospective studies have suggested a negative impact of area deprivation on overall mortality, but its effect on cause-specific mortality and the mechanisms that account for this association remain unclear. We investigate the association of area deprivation, using Index of Multiple deprivation (IMD)...

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Main Authors: Maria T Sánchez-Santos, Marco Mesa-Frias, Minkyoung Choi, Eveline Nüesch, Angel Asunsolo-Del Barco, Antoinette Amuzu, George Davey Smith, Shah Ebrahim, David Prieto-Merino, Juan P Casas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3782490?pdf=render

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