Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in small areas of 33 Spanish cities

• Main Authors: Marc Marí-Dell'Olmo (Author), Mercè Gotsens (Author), Laia Palència (Author), Maica Rodríguez-Sanz (Author), Miguel A. Martinez-Beneito (Author), Mónica Ballesta (Author), Montse Calvo (Author), Lluís Cirera (Author), Antonio Daponte (Author), Felicitas Domínguez-Berjón (Author), Ana Gandarillas (Author), Natividad Izco Goñi (Author), Carmen Martos (Author), Conchi Moreno-Iribas (Author), Andreu Nolasco (Author), Diego Salmerón (Author), Margarita Taracido (Author), Carme Borrell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Spain, several ecological studies have analyzed trends in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality from all causes in urban areas over time. However, the results of these studies are quite heterogeneous finding, in general, that inequalities decreased, or remained stable. There...