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Building the knowledge base on the social determinants of health : review of seven countries in the eastern Mediterranean region.

In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the knowledge base on social determinants and how these influence health is sparse. This publication reviews the social determinants of health in seven countries of the region and represents a first step towards building a knowledge base that can inform policy an...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cairo, Egypt : World Health Organization, [2008]
Colección:WHO regional publications. Eastern Mediterranean series ; 31.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the knowledge base on social determinants and how these influence health is sparse. This publication reviews the social determinants of health in seven countries of the region and represents a first step towards building a knowledge base that can inform policy and strategies related to social determinants and the health inequities arising from them. The publication also discusses some of the strategies that could be adopted to forward the agenda on social determinants of health and health equity in individual countries. An EMRO Publication
Descripción Física:1 online resource (87 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789290216841
9290216840