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Educational inequalities in health expectancy during the financial crisis in Denmark

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  • Henrik Brønnum-Hansen
  • Mikkel Baadsgaard
  • Mette Eriksen
  • Karen Andersen-Ranberg
  • Bernard Jeune

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The social inequality in DFLE for men and expected lifetime in self-rated good health for both genders increased slightly during the short period. The financial crisis did not seem to indicate a change in the persistent trend of the widening social gap. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2015

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  • Henrik Brønnum-Hansen & Mikkel Baadsgaard & Mette Eriksen & Karen Andersen-Ranberg & Bernard Jeune, 2015. "Educational inequalities in health expectancy during the financial crisis in Denmark," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 60(8), pages 927-935, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:60:y:2015:i:8:p:927-935
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0726-3
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