Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in cause-specific premature mortality in Belgium, 1998-2019

• Main Authors: Martina Otavova (Author), Bruno Masquelier (Author), Christel Faes (Author), Laura van den Borre (Author), Bram Vandeninden (Author), Eva de Clercq (Author), Brecht Devleesschauwer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Higher levels of socioeconomic deprivation have been consistently associated with increased risk of premature mortality, but a detailed analysis by causes of death is lacking in Belgium. We aim to investigate the association between area deprivation and all-cause and cause-specif...