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We estimate the extent to which this finding is due to a different disease mix in deprived areas, rather than other explanations such as patient behaviour and general practitioner effectiveness.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Secondary analysis using English Hospital Episode Statistics data, with disease for elective and emergency admissions in 2008\/2009 coded at 186 blocks or 1230 categories and aggregated to lower layer super output area of residence. 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