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When Did the Health Gradient Emerge? Social Class and Adult Mortality in Southern Sweden, 1813-2015.

Across today's developed world, there is a clear mortality gradient by socioeconomic status for all ages. It is often taken for granted that this gradient was as strong-or even stronger-in the past when social transfers were rudimentary and health care systems were less developed. Some studies based...

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Published in:Demography (Springer Nature) Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 953 - 978
Main Authors: Bengtsson, Tommy, Dribe, Martin, Helgertz, Jonas
Format: journal article
Published: Springer Nature Jun2020
Subjects:
Sweden
Social classes
Women's mortality
Young adults
Mortality
Class differences
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost