Social inequalities in CHD: Opportunities for action
Author/Editor: Sharp, Imogen
Produced by: National Heart Forum, 1998
ISBN: 0 11 322105 3
Cost: £19.95
This report addresses the widening social class gap in coronary heart disease which is increasingly associated with social disadvantage and deprivation in the UK, and which is occurring despite the declining death rates from coronary heart disease since the 1970's.
The report:
- Examines the social class patterns in coronary heart disease and its risk factors
- Assesses the risk factors and determinants underlying these health inequalities
- Sets out strategies and policy options to reduce the social class gap in coronary heart disease, offering ideas for action at national, community and individual levels.
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