Titre : | Genetics and health inequalities : hypotheses and controversies. (2005) |
Auteurs : | MACKENBACH (Johan-P) : NLD. Department of Public Health. Erasmus Mc. University Medical Center Rofferdam. DR Rotterdam. |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 59, n° 4, 2005) |
Pagination : | 268-273 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Génétique ; Hypothèse ; Homme ; Etat santé |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS M2pCUR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This article reviews the current understanding of the explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in health in industrialised countries and then tries to determine where genetic factors could fit into explanatory schemes. It focuses on the explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in frequency of the main health problems of middle and old age. |