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. 2023 Feb;57(2):121-122.
doi: 10.1111/medu.14962. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

When I say … health equity

Maranda C Ward  1 , Rohini Ganjoo  1
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When I say … health equity

Maranda C Ward et al. Med Educ. 2023 Feb.

Abstract

Ward and Ganjoo outline a definition of health equity to note its importance for clinical practice, teaching, research and community‐engagement.

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