Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
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Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. · Jan 1999
ReviewSocioeconomic status and health. Policy implications in research, public health, and medical care.
The role of public policy in research, public health, and medical care is discussed as well as the extent to which public policy has been informed by increased knowledge about the relationship between SES and health and to what extent policy has affected SES-related health disparities. Observations on current healthcare policy and recommendations for the future are offered.