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. 2023 Jun 1;183(6):618-619.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.0276.

Novel Estimates of Mortality Associated With Poverty in the US

David Brady  1   2 , Ulrich Kohler  3 , Hui Zheng  4
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Novel Estimates of Mortality Associated With Poverty in the US

David Brady et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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This cohort study estimated association between poverty and mortality and quantified the proportion and number of deaths associated with poverty.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Survival Curves for Individuals Currently in Poverty and Those Currently Not in Poverty in the US
Based on model 3 (eAppendix 2 in Supplement 1).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Number of Deaths Associated With Cumulative and Current Poverty and the Major Causes (Open Circles) and Risk Factors (Filled Circles) in the US in 2019
Error bars indicate 95% CI. Sources: See eAppendices 1 and 2 in Supplement 1.
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