Social inequalities in health : new evidence and policy implications
Marmot, M. GContributor
Siegrist, JohannesContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2006.
Bringing together a panel of international experts, this book aims to provide answers to the complex reasons behind social inequalities in health, explaining scientific evidence and discussing its policy implications. The topics include the role of family in early life, social integration and health, and successful ways of facing adversity.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Bringing together a panel of international experts, this book aims to provide answers to the complex reasons behind social inequalities in health, explaining scientific evidence and discussing its policy implications. The topics include the role of family in early life, social integration and health, and successful ways of facing adversity.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Life course development of unequal health / Chris Power and Diana Kuh -- The shape of things to come : how social policy impacts social integration and family structure to produce population health / Lisa F. Berkman and Maria Melchior -- Socio-economic position and health : the role of work and employment / Johannes Siegrist and Töres Theorell -- Psychobiological processes linking socio-economic position with health / Andrew Steptoe -- Socio-economic position and health : the role of coping / Margareta Kristenson -- Socio-economic differences in health : are control beliefs fundamental mediators? / Hans Bosma -- Aggregate deprivation and effects on health / Frank J. van Lenthe -- Welfare state regimes and health inequalities / Espen Dahl, Johan Fristzell, Eero Lahelma, Pekka Martikainen, Anton Kunst and Johan P. Mackenbach -- Socio-economic inequalities in health in western Europe : from description to explanation to intervention / Johan P. Mackenbach.
Social medicine
Equality
Health services accessibility
Medical policy
Health Status
Socioeconomic Factors
Health Services Needs and Demand
Public Policy
Health Services Accessibility
Economics
Demography
Social Control Policies
Delivery of Health Care
Health Services Research
Social Sciences
Sociology
Population Characteristics
Policy
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Social Control, Formal
Epidemiologic Measurements
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Health Planning
Health Care
Patient Care Management
Health Services Administration
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Public Health
Environment and Public Health
Social Medicine
Public Health
Health & Biological Sciences