Social Inequalities in Health: New Evidence and Policy Implications
| AUTHOR | Marmot, Michael; Siegrist, Johannes; Siegrist, Johannes |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press, USA (08/01/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Social inequalities in health remain a key public health problem. This book brings together a panel of internationally renowned experts to provide new answers to the complex reasons behind these inequalities, explaining recent scientific evidence and discussing its policy implications.
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ISBN-13:
9780198568162
ISBN-10:
0198568169
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
272
Carton Quantity:
32
Product Dimensions:
6.26 x 0.59 x 9.18 inches
Weight:
0.93 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Medical | Public Health
Medical | Health Risk Assessment
Dewey Decimal:
362.104
Library of Congress Control Number:
2006010284
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Social inequalities in health remain a key public health problem. This book brings together a panel of internationally renowned experts to provide new answers to the complex reasons behind these inequalities, explaining recent scientific evidence and discussing its policy implications.
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Editor:
Marmot, Michael
Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at UCL, a leading intellectual both in the UK and globally. He will take up the Lown visiting professorship at Harvard in 2015. He chaired the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2005-8), his recommendations have been adopted by the World Health Assembly and taken up by many countries and the British Government appointed him to conduct a review of social determinants and health inequalities. The Marmot Review and its recommendations are now being implemented in three-quarters of local authorities in England. He previously published "Status Syndrome" in 2004.
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