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Trends in educational inequalities in premature mortality in Belgium between the 1990s and the 2000s: the contribution of specific causes of deaths
Conclusion Absolute inequalities decreased in men while increasing in women; relative inequalities increased in both sexes. The PAFs decomposition revealed that targeting mortality inequalities from lung cancer, IHD, COPD in both sexes, suicide in men and stroke in women would have the largest impact at population level.
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - March 6, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Renard, F., Gadeyne, S., Devleesschauwer, B., Tafforeau, J., Deboosere, P. Tags: Epidemiologic studies, Mortality and morbidity, Suicide (psychiatry), Health service research, Suicide (public health) Research reports Source Type: research