Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this paper is to summarize the recent and relevant
evidence linking socioeconomic status (SES) to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and …

Objectives Public health trends are formed by political, economic, historical and cultural
factors in society. The aim of this paper was to describe overall changes in mental health …

Objective To determine whether government efforts in reducing inequalities in health in
European countries have actually made a difference to mortality inequalities by …

Background The presence and quality of social ties can influence suicide risk. In adulthood,
the most common provider of such ties is one's partner. As such, the link between marital …

The world we live in is hugely unequal. People in a better socioeconomic position do not
only lead more comfortable lives, but also longer and healthier lives. This is true not only in …

Importance The high prevalence of hypertension among the US black population is a major
contributor to disparities in life expectancy; however, the causes for higher incidence of …

Most chronic diseases follow a socioeconomic gradient with higher rates in lower
socioeconomic groups. A growing body of research, however, reveals cancer to be a …

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 …

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 …

This study used rich individual‐level registry data covering the entire Norwegian population
to identify students aged 17–21 who either failed a high‐stakes exit exam or who received …