Contributions of diseases and injuries to widening life expectancy inequalities in England from 2001 to 2016: a population-based analysis of vital registration data

Summary: Background: Life expectancy inequalities in England have increased steadily since the 1980s. Our aim was to investigate how much deaths from different diseases and injuries and at different ages have contributed to this rise to inform policies that aim to reduce health inequalities. Method...

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Main Authors: James E Bennett, PhD, Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, BMBCh, Vasilis Kontis, PhD, Simon Capewell, ProfDSc, Ingrid Wolfe, PhD, Majid Ezzati, ProfFMedSci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266718302147