Whether or not the scale of a society's income inequality is a determinant of population
health is still regarded as a controversial issue. We decided to review the evidence and see …

Objective To provide quantitative evaluations on the association between income inequality
and health. Design Random effects meta-analyses, calculating the overall relative risk for …

The Gini coefficient has been the most popular method for operationalising income
inequality in the public health literature. However, a number of alternative methods exist …

BACKGROUND. Understanding the ways in which socioeconomic status (SES) affects
mortality is important for defining strategies to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer by …

Neighborhood social capital is increasingly considered to be an important determinant of an
individual's health. Using data from the Netherlands we investigate the influence of …

This study examines both objective and subjective assessments of neighborhood
conditions, exploring the overlap between different sources of information on neighborhoods …

Shaping Neighbourhoods is unique in combining all aspects of the spatial planning of
neighbourhoods and towns whilst emphasising positive outcomes for people's health and …

To map out area effects on health research, this study had the following aims:(1) to inventory
multilevel investigations of area effects on self rated health, cardiovascular diseases and risk …

Incorporating the latest developments from the field, this eagerly awaited new edition once
again provides an important and comprehensive analysis of the key issues in public health …

Poor social and economic conditions and inequalities in access to resources and services
affect an individual or group's health and well-being (Commission on Social Determinants of …