The Association between Educational Level and Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases within the EPICOR Study: New Evidence for an Old Inequality Problem

• Fulvio Ricceri ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Fulvio Ricceri, Carlotta Sacerdote

  * E-mail: fulvio.ricceri@unito.it

  Affiliations Unit of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service, Grugliasco, Turin, Italy, Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy

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• Carlotta Sacerdote ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Fulvio Ricceri, Carlotta Sacerdote

  Affiliation Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy

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• Maria Teresa Giraudo,

  Affiliation Department of Mathematics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

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• Francesca Fasanelli,

  Affiliation Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy

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• Giulia Lenzo,

  Affiliation Department of Mathematics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

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• Matteo Galli,

  Affiliation Department of Mathematics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

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• Sabina Sieri,

  Affiliation Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy

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• Valeria Pala,

  Affiliation Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy

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• Giovanna Masala,

  Affiliation Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute-ISPO, Florence, Italy

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• Benedetta Bendinelli,

  Affiliation Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute-ISPO, Florence, Italy

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• Rosario Tumino,

  Affiliation Cancer Registry, Department of Prevention, ASP, Ragusa, Italy

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• Graziella Frasca,

  Affiliation Cancer Registry, Department of Prevention, ASP, Ragusa, Italy

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• Paolo Chiodini,

  Affiliation Department of Physical and Mental Health and Prevention, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

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• Amalia Mattiello,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

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• Salvatore Panico

  Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

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