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Carme Borrell
Researcher at Pompeu Fabra University
Publications - 527
Citations - 20469
Carme Borrell is an academic researcher from Pompeu Fabra University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 69, co-authored 503 publications receiving 18220 citations. Previous affiliations of Carme Borrell include Autonomous University of Barcelona & University of Alicante.
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Unemployment and Mental Health: Understanding the Interactions Among Gender, Family Roles, and Social Class
TL;DR: Gender differences in effects were related to family responsibilities and social class, and understanding the effects of unemployment on mental health requires consideration of the interactions among gender, family responsibilities, andsocial class.
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Socioeconomic differences in the prevalence of common chronic diseases: an overview of eight European countries
J.A.A. Dalstra,Anton E. Kunst,Carme Borrell,E. Breeze,Emmanuelle Cambois,G Costa,J. J. M. Geurts,Eero Lahelma,H Van Oyen,Niels Rasmussen,Enrique Regidor,Teresa Spadea,J. P. Mackenbach +12 more
TL;DR: There are large variations between chronic diseases in the size and pattern of socioeconomic differences in their prevalence, and large inequalities that are found for some specific fatal diseases require special attention in equity-oriented research and policies.
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Educational inequalities in cause-specific mortality in middle-aged and older men and women in eight western European populations
Martijn Huisman,Anton E. Kunst,Matthias Bopp,Jens-Kristian Borgan,Carme Borrell,Giuseppe Costa,Patrick Deboosere,Sylvie Gadeyne,Myer Glickman,Chiara Marinacci,Christoph E. Minder,Enrique Regidor,Tapani Valkonen,Johan P. Mackenbach +13 more
TL;DR: Research needs to be broadened to include older populations, other diseases, and populations from different parts of Europe to reduce exposure to cardiovascular risk factors in low-educational groups.
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Politics and health outcomes
Vicente Navarro,Vicente Navarro,Carles Muntaner,Carles Muntaner,Carme Borrell,Joan Benach,Agueda Quiroga,Maica Rodríguez-Sanz,Núria Vergés,M. Isabel Pasarín +9 more
TL;DR: These findings support the hypothesis that the political ideologies of governing parties affect some indicators of population health, and make an empirical link between politics and policy, by showing that political parties with egalitarian ideologies tend to implement redistributive policies.
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Trends in smoking behaviour between 1985 and 2000 in nine European countries by education
Katrina Giskes,Anton E. Kunst,Joan Benach,Carme Borrell,G Costa,Espen Dahl,J.A.A. Dalstra,Bruno Federico,Uwe Helmert,Ken Judge,Eero Lahelma,Kontie Moussa,Per-Olof Östergren,S Platt,Ritva Prättälä,Niels Kr. Rasmussen,Johan P. Mackenbach +16 more
TL;DR: Widening education inequalities in smoking related diseases may be seen in several European countries in the future as more insight into effective strategies specifically targeting the smoking behaviour of low educated groups is gained from examining the tobacco control policies of the UK and Italy over this period.