This study examines the potential relationship between the level of poverty and social exclusion and avoidable death rates in two European country subsets: three countries from Western Europe (Italy,
+Prevalences and means are adjusted for age (age is unadjusted). *FEV ratio is the ratio of measured FEV divided by predicted FEV calculated from subjects’ age and height based on an equation derived
OBJECTIVE: To examine the contribution of changes in the distribution of social class to the mortality of the whole population between 1970-2 and 1991-3. DESIGN: Examination of routine data at two tim
