Education and pneumonia mortality: a trend analysis of its inequalities in Colombian adults

Objective To explore the existence and trends of social inequalities related to pneumonia mortality in Colombian adults using educational level as a proxy of socioeconomic status.Methods We obtained individual and anonymised registries from death certificates due to pneumonia for 1998–2015. Educatio...

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Main Authors: Nelson Alvis-Guzman, Nelson J. Alvis-Zakzuk, Ivan Arroyave, Carlos Castañeda-Orjuela, Fernando De La Hoz-Restrepo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000695.full