Educational inequalities in avoidable mortality in Europe

Stirbu, Irina; E. Kunst, Anton; Bopp, Matthias; Leinsalu, Mall; Regidor, Enrique; Esnaola, Santiago; Costa, Giuseppe; Martikainen, Pekka; Borrell, Carme; Deboosere, Patrick; Kalèdiené, Ramuné; Rychtaříková, Jitka; Artnik, Barbara; Mackenbach, JP

doi:10.1136/jech.2008.081737

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Educational inequalities in avoidable mortality in Europe

Published in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health • Oct 14, 2009

Authors:

Irina Stirbu

Anton E. Kunst

Matthias Bopp

Abstract

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 obta...

Subject

Inequality

Life expectancy

Medicine

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