Background: The objective of this paper is to analyze social inequalities in COVID-19
incidence, stratified by age, sex, geographical area, and income in Barcelona during the first …

The past few decades have seen considerable advances in the way cancer is diagnosed
and treated. Yet with the growing prevalence of cancer and ongoing pressures on limited …

An unprecedented mortality crisis befell the former socialist countries between 1989 and
1995, representing one of the greatest demographic shocks of the period after the Second …

Cancer mortality has declined in recent decades, but—due to a lack of national individual-
level data—it remains unclear whether this applies equally to all socioeconomic groups in …

This study compares the existing statistical association between suicide mortality and the
characteristics of places of residence (municipalities), before and during the current …

Cancer represents a major burden of morbidity and mortality globally. So far, however, little
is known on time trends and inequalities in the lengths of life spent free of any cancer. This …

Socioeconomic inequalities are major health determinants. To monitor and understand them
at local level, ecological indexes of socioeconomic deprivation constitute essential tools. In …

Abstract Background Lung Cancer (LC) is one of the most prevalent cancer diseases. Due to
the lack of databases which allow the combination of information on individual …

Introduction Socioeconomic inequalities affecting health are of major importance in Europe.
The literature enhances the role of social determinants of health, such as socioeconomic …

Introduction: Tackling socioeconomic health inequalities is a big public health challenge and
ecological deprivation indexes are essential instruments to monitor and understand them. In …