The reversal of fortunes: trends in county mortality and cross-county mortality disparities in the United States.
<h4>Background</h4>Counties are the smallest unit for which mortality data are routinely available, allowing consistent and comparable long-term analysis of trends in health disparities. Average life expectancy has steadily increased in the United States but there is limited information...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18433290/?tool=EBI |