Explaining mental health inequalities in Northern Sweden: a decomposition analysis

Background: There has been a substantial increase of income inequalities in Sweden over the last 20 years, which also could be reflected in health inequalities, including mental health inequalities. Despite the growing body of literature focusing on health inequalities in Sweden, income-related ineq...

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Published in:Global Health Action
Main Authors: Amroussia, Nada, Gustafsson, Per E., Mosquera, Paola A.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Northern Sweden
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496092/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28562191
https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1305814
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Summary:Background: There has been a substantial increase of income inequalities in Sweden over the last 20 years, which also could be reflected in health inequalities, including mental health inequalities. Despite the growing body of literature focusing on health inequalities in Sweden, income-related inequalities in mental health have received little attention. Particularly scarce are research from Northern Sweden and examinations of the social determinants of health inequalities.

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