Abstract
There are marked social class gradients in death rates from a wide range of medical conditions in the UK. It is reported [1] that in 65 of 78 disease categories, standardised mortality ratios (SMR) for men in the lowest social classes IV and V were higher than for either classes I or II. For women, 62 of the 82 categories showed a similar gradient in death rates.
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Calnan, M. (1989). Risk from Social Class and Occupation. In: Stoll, B.A. (eds) Social Dilemmas in Cancer Prevention. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10708-7_9
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