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Mortality rateSources Select Resources Encyclopedia
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Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths in some population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit time.
Social Determinants of HealthCanadian Perspectives
Raphael, Dennis (ed.)
Book
2004
The social determinants of health are summarized and analyzed by over 30 medical and social academics.