Mortality in Transition: Study Protocol of the PrivMort Project, a multilevel convenience cohort study

• Main Authors: Darja Irdam (Author), Lawrence King (Author), Alexi Gugushvili (Author), Aytalina Azarova (Author), Mihaly Fazekas (Author), Gabor Scheiring (Author), Denes Stefler (Author), Katarzyna Doniec (Author), Pia Horvat (Author), Irina Kolesnikova (Author), Vladimir Popov (Author), Ivan Szelenyi (Author), Michael Marmot (Author), Michael Murphy (Author), Martin McKee (Author), Martin Bobak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous research using routine data identified rapid mass privatisation as an important driver of mortality crisis following the collapse of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe. However, existing studies on the mortality crisis relying on individual level or routine data can...