The relationship between adverse individual socio-economic circumstances and suicidal
behaviour is well established. However, the impact of adverse collective circumstances …

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are 'all in it together'and that the COVID-19 virus 'does not discriminate'. This accessible, yet …

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Context International evidence shows that individuals from low socioeconomic positions
(SEPs) consume a greater amount of salt than those from higher SEPs. This health …

People in the North of England live shorter, less healthy lives than those in the South.
Despite the significance of this 'North South health divide', regional health inequalities in …

Background Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality are one of the greatest challenges for
health policy in all European countries, but the potential for reducing these inequalities is …

Historically, there has been a debate on the effects of recessions on population health, and
especially on mortality and its distribution across different social groups. This paper …

Objectives This paper compares patterns of smoking and high-risk alcohol use across
regions in England, and assesses the impact on these of adjusting for sociodemographic …

This article is the first to comparatively examine the effects of two recessions on population
health and health inequalities in the two historically contrasting welfare states of England …

In this commentary we argue that spatial inequalities in health will increase in England as a
result of the entwined policies of austerity and welfare reform. We describe the health divide …