The meaning and goals of equity in health
Open Access
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Vol. 56 (7) , 488-491
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.56.7.488
Abstract
The meaning and implications of “equity in health” are discussed. A conceptual framework is proposed to delineate the roles of empirical and normative research in determining when inequalities in health are equitable.Keywords
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