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On eliminating social injustice — opinion
Author(s)	Michael Marmot
Journal title	Health Service Journal, vol 118, no 6130, 30 October 2008
Pages	p 15 (Health Inequalities)
Source	http://www.hsj.co.uk
Keywords	Health [elderly] ; Poverty ; Life span.
Annotation	The author chaired the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (see www.who.int/social_determinants) which pointed to large disparities in life expectancy in Glasgow: there is a 28-year gap between the city's most and least salubrious areas. Although there have been improvements in health in the UK, a major challenge is to deal with persisting and increasing inequities. These should be tackled by universal access to high quality care; advocacy to promote health equity; and measurement, evidence and training. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-081117210 A
Classmark	CC: W6: BG6 *
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