Does the variation in the socioeconomic characteristics of an area affect mortality?

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Published in BMJ on April 20, 1996

Authors

Y Ben-Shlomo1, I R White, M Marmot

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London Medical School.

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