Deaths of despair: cause-specific mortality and socioeconomic inequalities in cause-specific mortality among young men in Scotland
Abstract Background Increasing mortality among men from drugs, alcohol and suicides is a growing public health concern in many countries. Collectively known as “deaths of despair”, they are seen to stem from unprecedented economic pressures and a breakdown in social support structures. Methods We us...
Main Authors: | Mirjam Allik, Denise Brown, Ruth Dundas, Alastair H. Leyland |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01329-7 |
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