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. 2017 Aug 1;46(4):1312-1318.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx163.

The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World: the argument

Michael Marmot  1
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The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World: the argument

Michael Marmot. Int J Epidemiol. .
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Figure 1
Life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) at birth: England 1999–2003. Source: The Marmot Review (ONS).
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Figure 2
Child poverty rates before taxes and transfers (market income) and after taxes and transfers (disposable income). Source: Innocenti Research Centre.
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Figure 3
Life expectancy at age 25 in European countries by education level ISCED, International Social Classification of Education, where 0–2 = none to lower education; 5–6 = tertiary and advanced research. Source: Eurostat.
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