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Socioeconomic Status and Health: Policy Implications in Research, Public Health, and Medical Care
Author(s) -
LEE PHILLIP R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08124.x
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , public health , health care , health policy , public policy , public health policy , environmental health , health equity , medical care , political science , medicine , nursing , population , law
A bstract : The role of public policy in research, public health, and medical care is discussed as well as the extent to which public policy has been informed by increased knowledge about the relationship between SES and health and to what extent policy has affected SES‐related health disparities. Observations on current healthcare policy and recommendations for the future are offered.