Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1088129 Public Health 2009 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
Income inequality in Québec communities is inversely associated with mortality outcomes, particularly alcohol-related mortality. These associations contrast with positive or null associations observed in studies of larger US and Canadian metropolitan areas, respectively. Community-level studies accounting for individual-level covariates are necessary to clarify the relationship between income inequality and mortality.
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