Eachus J, Williams M, et al. Deprivation and cause specific morbidity: evidence from the Somerset and Avon survey of health. British Medical Journal. 1996;312:287-292.
This study investigated cause-specific morbidity and area material deprivation in inner-city, urban, and rural areas in the United Kingdom. The authors used a mail survey, confirmed by practitioner and hospital records, to determine participants' health status. They found that the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, angina, myocardial infarction, bronchitis, emphysema, diabetic eye disease, and stroke rose with higher area deprivation. Diabetic eye disorders, emphysema, and bronchitis were most related to the deprivation index. The authors suggest that their findings highlight the need for health services resources to be targeted to deprived areas.
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