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cord-306205-l42w2jyk	Ransome, Yusuf	Is investing in religious institutions a viable pathway to reduce mortality in the population?	2020-06-08		.txt	text/plain	2980	156	35	The religious ecology or characteristics of religion within an area or geographic level (e.g., county, ZIP-code, country), has been linked with overall and cause-specific mortality, but directions of findings are mixed. The study found some support of an indirect association from county-level religious denominational composition, through investments in health spending, on Black and White all-cause mortality rates. Ecological studies have showed that religious ecology or characteristics of religion in area or geographic level (e.g., county, ZIP-code, country), is associated with overall and cause-specific mortality such as suicide rates (Stack 1980 , Dwyer, Clarke et al. The study found some support for an indirect association from county-level religious denominational composition to Black and White all-cause mortality rates, through investments in total institutional spending. The study (SSM-D-19-03928R2) investigated the mediating role of investments/spending in local health shaping institutions as a link between the religious ecology and all-cause mortality.	./cache/cord-306205-l42w2jyk.txt	./txt/cord-306205-l42w2jyk.txt