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Changing health inequalities in Germany from 1994 to 2008 between employed and unemployed adults

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  • Lars Kroll
  • Thomas Lampert

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Altogether, our findings indicate that health inequalities with regards to employment status increased among men between 1994 and 2008. This observation is in line with increasing income inequalities in Germany and with increasing health inequalities in other European countries. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

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  • Lars Kroll & Thomas Lampert, 2011. "Changing health inequalities in Germany from 1994 to 2008 between employed and unemployed adults," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(3), pages 329-339, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:56:y:2011:i:3:p:329-339
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0233-0
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