Cause-specific mortality and income inequality in São Paulo, Brazil Mortalidad según causas básicas y desigualdad de renta en el Municipio de Sao Paulo, Brasil Mortalidade segundo causas básicas e desigualdade de renda no Município de São Paulo

• Main Authors: Alexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto Filho (Author), Sabina Léa Davidson Gotlieb (Author), Ichiro Kawachi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze cause-specific mortality rates according to the relative income hypothesis. METHODS: All 96 administrative areas of the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, were divided into two groups based on the Gini coefficient of income inequality: high (>0.25) and low (<0.25)....