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Premature deaths across England
Austerity measures hit the sickest hardest
BMJ 2013; 347 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f4208 (Published 02 July 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f4208
- David Taylor-Robinson, Medical Research Council population health scientist1,
- Rachael Gosling, consultant in public health2,
- Dominic Harrison, director of public health3,
- Mohammed Khan, deputy leader and executive member for health and adult social care 3,
- Ben Barr, senior clinical lecturer in applied public health1
- 1Department of Public Health and Policy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK
- 2Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
- 3Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Blackburn, UK
- dctr{at}liv.ac.uk
Torjesen highlights the stark inequality in life expectancy shown on the Longer Lives website (http://longerlives.phe.org.uk/).1 The north of England is coloured red and labelled with the “worst” premature mortality, whereas the green fields of the south …
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