Psychosocial and biological determinants of ill health in relation to deprivation

Background: Despite public health campaigns and improvements in healthcare, socioeconomic gradients in health and life expectancy persist, and in many cases are becoming more marked – the gradient in coronary heart disease being a prime example. Classic cardiovascular risk factors (e.g. smoking, cho...

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Main Author: Deans, Kevin Alexander
Published: University of Glasgow 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.530892