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A comparison of health and socioeconomic gradients in health between the United States and Canada

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  • Zajacova, Anna
  • Siddiqi, Arjumand

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Data from the early 2000s indicated worse overall health and larger socioeconomic (SES) health inequalities in the U.S. than in Canada. Yet, sociopolitical contexts, health levels, and SES-health inequalities have changed in both countries during the intervening two decades. Drawing on new data, we update the comparison of health levels and SES-health gradients between the two countries.

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  • Zajacova, Anna & Siddiqi, Arjumand, 2022. "A comparison of health and socioeconomic gradients in health between the United States and Canada," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 306(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:306:y:2022:i:c:s0277953622004051
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115099
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