BMJ 1998;316:1620-1621 ( 30 May )

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The health of adult Europe

Combating inequalities involves measuring what counts

Papers p 1636

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Shortly after the change of Britain's government last year the Office of National Statistics published a volume in its decennial supplement series entitled The Health of Adult Britain 1841-1994.1 Its major aim was to bring together routine vital statistics and to chart trends in mortality. There were also many references to hospital inpatient and general practice activity data and other special data sources. In addition, many of the chapters reviewed specific areas of health or specific factors related to health. The information was collected and collated by a galaxy of authors and was well presented, but almost by definition there was nothing particularly new. One of the final chapters asked, "Are we healthier?" acknowledging that especially for the older members of our society length of life and quality of life are not the same. The answer given was that some things are better, some worse, and some have stayed . . . [Full text of this article]
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Occupational class and cause specific mortality in middle aged men in 11 European countries: comparison of population based studies • Commentary: Unequal inequalities across Europe
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