The contribution of educational inequalities to lifespan variation

• Main Authors: van Raalte Alyson A (Author), Kunst Anton E (Author), Lundberg Olle (Author), Leinsalu Mall (Author), Martikainen Pekka (Author), Artnik Barbara (Author), Deboosere Patrick (Author), Stirbu Irina (Author), Wojtyniak Bogdan (Author), Mackenbach Johan P (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies of socioeconomic inequalities in mortality consistently point to higher death rates in lower socioeconomic groups. Yet how these between-group differences relate to the total variation in mortality risk between individuals is...