Educational inequalities in mortality amenable to healthcare. A comparison of European healthcare systems.

Håvard Thorsen RydlandErlend L FjærTerje A EikemoTim HuijtsClare BambraClaus WendtIvana KulhánováPekka MartikainenChris DibbenRamunė KalėdienėCarme BorrellMall LeinsaluMatthias BoppJohan P Mackenbach

Published in: PloS one (2020)

This article aims at discussing possible mechanisms connecting healthcare systems, social position, and health. Results indicate that factors located within the healthcare system are relevant for health inequalities, as inequalities in mortality amenable to medical care are present in all healthcare systems. Future research should aim at examining the role of specific characteristics of healthcare systems in more detail.

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