Lifestyle and Income-related Inequality in Health in South Africa

Lifestyle and Income-related Inequality in Health in South Africa

Abstract Background Many low- and middle-income countries are experiencing an epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases. This has negative consequences for their human capital development, and imposes a growing economic burden on their societies. While the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Alfred Kechia Mukong, Corne Van Walbeek, Hana Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Alcohol and smoking
Health inequality
Concentration index
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0598-7

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