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Premature mortality attributable to socioeconomic inequality in England between 2003 and 2018: an observational study

By Lewer, D. et al. The Lancet Public Health, 2019 doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30219-1

Low socioeconomic position is consistently associated with increased risk of premature death. The aim of this study is to measure the aggregate scale of inequality in premature mortality for the whole population of England.