Temporal and geographic heterogeneity of the association between socioeconomic position and hospitalisation in Italy: an income based indicator

• Main Authors: Caranci Nicola (Author), Belleudi Valeria (Author), Cesaroni Giulia (Author), Marinacci Chiara (Author), Schifano Patrizia (Author), Russo Antonio (Author), Perucci Carlo A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The inverse association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and health has been extensively explored in Italy; however few studies have been carried out on the relationship between income inequalities and health status or health ser...