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Title
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A glossary for health inequalities
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Creator
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Kawachi, I
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Subramanian, S V
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Almeida-Filho, N
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Date
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2002
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Subject
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equity
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inequity
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health equity
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research methods
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Identifier
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doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.647
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issn:0143-005X
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Is Part Of
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Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
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Publisher
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BMJ
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Abstract
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In this glossary, the authors address eight key questions pertinent to health inequalities: (1) What is the distinction between health inequality and health inequity?; (2) Should we assess health inequalities themselves, or social group inequalities in health?; (3) Do health inequalities mainly reflect the effects of poverty, or are they generated by the socioeconomic gradient?; (4) Are health inequalities mediated by material deprivation or by psychosocial mechanisms?; (5) Is there an effect of relative income on health, separate from the effects of absolute income?; (6) Do health inequalities between places simply reflect health inequalities between social groups or, more significantly, do they suggest a contextual effect of place?; (7) What is the contribution of the lifecourse to health inequalities?; (8) What kinds of inequality should we study?
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Bibliographic Citation
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Kawachi, I; Subramanian, S V; Almeida-Filho, N. (2002). 'A glossary for health inequalities'. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56(9), pp. 647-652.
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Extent
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Vol. 56, Issue 9, pp. 647-652
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Type
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journal-article
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Kaanu ID
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kb001658