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Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health. A report of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) 2008.

Aubrey Sheiham
- 01 Mar 2009 - 
- Vol. 26, Iss: 1, pp 2-3
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This article is published in Community Dental Health.The article was published on 2009-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 885 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social determinants of health & Health policy.

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