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Rise in infant deaths shows rich-poor gap
By Helen Gilbert,
Nursery World,
25 August 2005
A recent report on infant death rates has indicated that the health divide between rich and poor is widening. The findings, published in a report on health inequalities in England, compared data from 2001-03 with data from 1997-99. It found the infant mortality rate among the least affluent groups was 19 per cent higher than for the total population in 2001-03, compared with 13 per cent higher for the previous period.
A recent report on infant death rates has indicated that the health divide between rich and poor is widening. The findings, published in a report on health inequalities in...
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