Bearing the burden of austerity: how do changing mortality rates in the UK compare between men and women?
Conclusions
It remains unclear whether there are sex differences in UK austerity-related health effects. Nonetheless, this study provides further evidence of adverse trends in the UK and the associated scale of excess deaths. There is a clear need for such policies to be reversed, and for policies to be implemented to protect the most vulnerable in society.
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Walsh, D., Dundas, R., McCartney, G., Gibson, M., Seaman, R. Tags: Open access, Editor's choice Original research Source Type: research