| Social determinants of health: a veil that hides socioeconomic position and its relation with health. | |
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PMID: 16973539 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The emergence of theoretical models of social determinants of health has added conceptual ambiguity to the understanding of social inequalities in health, as it is often not possible to clearly distinguish between socioeconomic position and these determinants. Whether the existence of social inequalities in health is based on differences in health or on differences in social determinants of health that are systematically associated with socioeconomic position, policymakers should be clearly informed of the importance of socioeconomic position for health. Thus, the following three basic requirements are proposed: to reach a consensus about the dimensions that reflect socioeconomic position; to agree about what are to be considered the social determinants of health and whether or not these determinants are a construct that can be distinguished from socioeconomic position; and finally, to establish which dimensions and measures of socioeconomic position are most appropriate for the evaluation of interventions that aim to reduce these inequalities. |
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Authors:
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Enrique Regidor |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of epidemiology and community health Volume: 60 ISSN: 0143-005X ISO Abbreviation: J Epidemiol Community Health Publication Date: 2006 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-09-15 Completed Date: 2007-06-25 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7909766 Medline TA: J Epidemiol Community Health Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 896-901 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain. enriqueregidor@hotmail.com |
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Health Policy Health Status* Humans Models, Theoretical Social Class* |
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