What (or who) causes health inequalities: Theories, evidence and implications?

Gerry McCartney, Chik Collins and Mhairi Mackenzie

Health Policy, 2013, vol. 113, issue 3, 221-227

Abstract: Health inequalities are the unjust differences in health between groups of people occupying different positions in society. Since the Black Report of 1980 there has been considerable effort to understand what causes them, so as to be able to identify actions to reduce them. This paper revisits and updates the proposed theories, evaluates the evidence in light of subsequent epidemiological research, and underlines the political and policy ramifications.

Keywords: Health inequalities; Health inequities; Social class; Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.05.021

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