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Editorial
. 2014 Sep;104 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):S517-9.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302200.

Social determinants of health equity

Michael Marmot  1 , Jessica J Allen
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Editorial

Social determinants of health equity

Michael Marmot et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Sep.
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Estimates of the contribution of the main drivers of health status. Source. Reprinted with permission from the King’s Fund.
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Life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) at birth by neighborhood income and deprivation: 1999–2003. Source. Reprinted with permission from The Marmot Review.
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