Social Inequalities in Health: New Evidence and Policy Implications -- Kristensen 333 (7579): 1177 -- BMJ

Social Inequalities in Health: New Evidence and Policy Implications -- Kristensen 333 (7579): 1177 -- BMJ: "Do we really welcome one more book on social inequalities in health now? Or have we had sufficient explanations, suggestions, and "beyond-the-Black-Report" analyses? There will be some that think so. None the less, I strongly commend this book. It is the result of a five year European Science Foundation Programme on "Social Variation in Health Expectancy in Europe," and includes contributors who are among the most distinguished scientists in the field. In nine chapters, they present state of the art reviews combined with selected results from recent interdisciplinary research. The difference of opinions in explaining social inequalities in health are not reflected or discussed in depth in this book. I would rather characterise it as a product built on a basic consensus.
Social Inequalities in Health concentrates on three issues: life course influences, psychosocial adversity, and the role of macro-social determinants of health. The overarching aim is to move beyond . . . [Full text of this article]"