Did the English strategy reduce inequalities in health? A difference-in-difference analysis comparing England with three other European countries
Background: Between 1997 and 2010, the English government pursued an ambitious programme to reduce health inequalities, the explicit and sustained commitment of which was historically and internationally unique. Previous evaluations have produced mixed results. None of these evaluations have, however, compared the trends in health inequalities within England with those in other European countries. We carried out an innovative analysis to assess whether changes in trends in health inequalities observed in England after the implementation of its programme, have been more favourable than those in... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
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Schlagwörter: | Health inequality / English strategy / Self-assessed health / Long-standing health problems / Obesity / Smoking / Difference-in-difference analysis / Europe / SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES / SOCIAL INEQUALITIES / EDUCATIONAL-LEVEL / POLICY / TRENDS / IMPACT / NETHERLANDS / MORBIDITY / 3142 Public health care science / environmental and occupational health |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26830751 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/167368 |