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Mortality inequalities are socially patterned, growing, observed in all societies, and driven by upstream social inequalities in health and morbidity. Despite considerable contributions by many previous studies, there are major shortcomings in our understanding of the causes of social inequalities in health and mortality.   Detailed Description

Selected Publications

Afable, S. B. D.; Vierboom, Y. C.; Evans, M.; Mikolai, J.; Kulu, H.; Myrskylä, M.:
Population, Space and Place 31:7, e70116–e70116. (2025)    
Hiilamo, A.; Metsä-Simola, N.; Dierker, P.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
American Journal of Epidemiology 195:1, 117–125. accepted. (2025)    
Evans, M.; Graif, C.; Newell, A.:
Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 1–30. (2025)    
Gueltzow, M.; Lahtinen, H.; Bijlsma, M. J.; Myrskylä, M.; Martikainen, P.:
Social Science and Medicine 351:116992, 1–8. (2024)    
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