Social inequality and public health / edited by Salvatore J. Babones.

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Surveys four pathways to understanding the social determinants of health: differences in individual health behaviors, group advantage and disadvantage, psychosocial factors in individual health, and healthy and unhealthy societies.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors:	Babones, Salvatore J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Social medicine. Public health > Social aspects. Equality > Health aspects. Public health. Health behavior.

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Summary:	Surveys four pathways to understanding the social determinants of health: differences in individual health behaviors, group advantage and disadvantage, psychosocial factors in individual health, and healthy and unhealthy societies. This title proposes four pathways to understanding the social determinants of health: differences in individual health behaviours; group advantage and disadvantage; psychosocial factors in individual health; and healthy and unhealthy societies.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781847423221 1847423221 9786612319723 6612319720
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.