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International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 33, Number 2, pp. 308-310
IJE vol.33 no.2 © International Epidemiological Association 2004; all rights reserved.

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Commentary: Why the educational effect is so strong in differentials of mortality in Korea?

Mia Son

Kangwon National University, 192–1, Hyoja2-dong, Chuncheon, Kangwon National University, Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Post Code: 200–701. Korea. E-mail: sonmia{at}kangwon.ac.kr

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This paper presents educational mortality differentials in Korea. In particular, this study stresses that amongst young people the poorly educated have a higher mortality than the well-educated group.1 This study agrees with findings from previous studies: there is a strong inverse relationship between education and all-cause as well as specific causes of mortality in Korea and education contributes to the wider inequalities in health in Korea.2,3

The authors' question why little research on inequality in health has been carried out in Korea. The authors believe the reason is ‘the ideological climate’, that is, ‘South Korea's regimes have viewed such discussion as an attack upon their political legitimacy.’ However, this situation occurs not only in Korea. In many less developed or rapidly developing countries . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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