Summary Background Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, but
evidence is lacking on the magnitude of health inequalities in urban areas of the region. Our …

Background Chronic heart failure (CHF) is defined as a functional or structural abnormality
in the heart that impairs ventricular filling or ventricular ejection fraction, causing a mismatch …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, the unprecedented population growth that started in the
second half of the twentieth century has evolved into unparalleled urbanization and an …

The objectives of this study are to identify inequalities in mortality among census tracts of 11
Spanish cities in the period 1996–2003 and to analyse the relationship between these …

Widespread use of artificial light at night (ALAN) might contribute to the global burden of
hormone-dependent cancers. Previous attempts to verify this association in population-level …

Introduction Health care utilization is an important step to disease management, providing
opportunities for prevention and treatment. Anderson's Health Behavior Model has defined …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the gap in health inequities was exposed and increased,
showing how different vulnerable groups were affected. Our aim was to examine the …

Introduction Socioeconomic inequalities affecting health are of major importance in Europe.
The literature enhances the role of social determinants of health, such as socioeconomic …

We examined associations of individual-, neighborhood-and city-level education-as proxies
of SES at different levels-, with diabetes, hypertension, obesity, smoking and binge drinking …

Aims: To explore inequalities in total mortality between small areas of 16 European cities for
men and women, as well as to analyse the relationship between these geographical …