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Changing patterns of mortality in 25 European countries and their economic and political correlates, 1955–1989

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  • Johan Mackenbach
  • Caspar Looman

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Although this was a politically stable period, mortality patterns were highly dynamic, and prefigured the more dramatic mortality trends after 1990. Economic and political stagnation probably explains the diverging trends in Central and Eastern Europe. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2013

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  • Johan Mackenbach & Caspar Looman, 2013. "Changing patterns of mortality in 25 European countries and their economic and political correlates, 1955–1989," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 58(6), pages 811-823, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:58:y:2013:i:6:p:811-823
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0509-7
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