TY - JOUR
T1 - Closing the gap in a generation
T2 - health equity through action on the social determinants of health
AU - Marmot, Michael
AU - Friel, Sharon
AU - Bell, Ruth
AU - Houweling, Tanja AJ
AU - Taylor, Sebastian
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The Commission on Social Determinants of Health, created to marshal the evidence on what can be done to promote health equity and to foster a global movement to achieve it, is a global collaboration of policy makers, researchers, and civil society, led by commissioners with a unique blend of political, academic, and advocacy experience. The focus of attention is on countries at all levels of income and development. The commission launched its final report on August 28, 2008. This paper summarises the key findings and recommendations; the full list is in the final report.
AB - The Commission on Social Determinants of Health, created to marshal the evidence on what can be done to promote health equity and to foster a global movement to achieve it, is a global collaboration of policy makers, researchers, and civil society, led by commissioners with a unique blend of political, academic, and advocacy experience. The focus of attention is on countries at all levels of income and development. The commission launched its final report on August 28, 2008. This paper summarises the key findings and recommendations; the full list is in the final report.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=55149122038&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61690-6
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61690-6
M3 - Article
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 372
SP - 1661
EP - 1669
JO - The Lancet
JF - The Lancet
IS - 9650
ER -