TY - JOUR
T1 - Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health
AU - Marmot, M
AU - Friel, Sharon
AU - Bell, Ruth
AU - Houweling, Tanja A J
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.
U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61690-6
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61690-6
M3 - Article
VL - 372
SP - 1661
EP - 1669
JO - Lancet, The (UK edition)
JF - Lancet, The (UK edition)
IS - 9650
ER -