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The Geography of Health Inequalities in the Developed World

The Geography of Health Inequalities in the Developed World Views from Britain and North America

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Publisher's Synopsis

Illustrated by a wide range of international case studies, this distinguished team of authors examine the issue of health inequalities in the developed world from a specifically geographical perspective. They prove that 'place' is an important factor in health inequality and offer an original perspective on and insight into one of the major problems of the Western world. - - The recently published Acheson Report re-emphasized the importance of this issue by showing that, in Britain at least, health inequalities between sub-groups of the population not only still exist, but that the health gap is widening between the better- and worse-off in society. While there has been growing recognition of the impact 'place' makes to the distribution of mortality and morbidity, this is the first volume which focuses specifically on this point.

Book information

ISBN: 9780754613985
Publisher: Ashgate
Imprint: Ashgate
Pub date:
DEWEY: 614.4241
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 395
Weight: 680g
Height: 158mm
Width: 224mm
Spine width: 25mm