The contribution of childhood adversity to adult socioeconomic gradients in mortality: A Swedish birth cohort analysis
These results support that childhood adversity is an important determinant of inequalities in mortality. The size of their contribution is equivalent to established behavioural risk factors. Taking a life course approach might provide important policy entry points to mitigate health inequalities.
Authors
- Josephine Jackisch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5958-2303)
- Alyson van Raalte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0676-8921)
Institutions
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (DE)
- Centre for Health Equity Studies (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117627
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.06
Funders
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
- Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd
- European Research Council