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Term: Health Inequity
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2010-10-21
Definition:
Unfair and avoidable or remediable differences in health among social groups (Bonnefoy et al; 2007).
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References
- Bonnefoy J, Morgan A, Kelly MP, Butt J, Bergman V. Constructing the evidence base on the social determinants of health: A guide. 2007. Available from: http://www.jenniferbutt.co.uk/images/constructing_evidence_base_mekn.pdf. [Abstract] (View)
Term used in
- Martens P, Brownell M, Au W, MacWiliam L, Prior H, Schultz J, Guenette W, Elliott L, Buchan S, Anderson M, Caetano P, Metge C, Santos R, Serwonka K. Health Inequities in Manitoba: Is the Socioeconomic Gap in Health Widening or Narrowing Over Time? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
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