Widening of socioeconomic inequalities in U.S. death rates, 1993-2001.

<h4>Background</h4>Socioeconomic inequalities in death rates from all causes combined widened from 1960 until 1990 in the U.S., largely because cardiovascular death rates decreased more slowly in lower than in higher socioeconomic groups. However, no studies have examined trends in inequ...

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Main Authors: Ahmedin Jemal, Elizabeth Ward, Robert N Anderson, Taylor Murray, Michael J Thun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18478119/?tool=EBI