Background Few studies have compared socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of
both fatal and non-fatal diseases. This paper aims to give the first international overview for …

A new focus within both social epidemiology and political sociology investigates how
political systems and priorities shape health inequities. To advance—and better integrate …

Background Comparisons among countries can help to identify opportunities for the
reduction of inequalities in health. We compared the magnitude of inequalities in mortality …

O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o perfil de morbidade referida, acesso e uso de serviços
de saúde em homens e mulheres no Brasil, segundo idade e região urbana e rural. Os …

The WHO Regional Office for Europe is one of six regional offices throughout the world,
each with its own programme geared to the particular health problems of the countries it …

STUDY OBJECTIVE To identify which of seven indicators of socioeconomic status used
singly or combined with one other would be most useful in studies of health inequalities in …

This paper provides new evidence on the sources of differences in the degree of income‐
related inequalities in self‐assessed health in 13 European Union member states. It goes …

Background Changes over time in inequalities in self-reported health are studied for
increasingly more countries, but a comprehensive overview encompassing several …

The aim of this study was to determine the degree to which welfare state regime
characteristics explained the proportional variation of self-perceived health between …

The object of this study was to determine whether the magnitude of educational health
inequalities varies between European countries with different welfare regimes. The data …