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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Main Authors: Majid Ezzati, Ari B Friedman, Sandeep C Kulkarni, Christopher J L Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18433290/?tool=EBI