Social and Health Equity and Equality - The Need for a Scientific Framework

• Main Authors: Adriana María Correa Botero (Author), María Mercedes Arias Valencia (Author), Jaime Carmona-Fonseca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Social Medicine Publication Group, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Problem: Studies on health/disease often use concepts such as equity/inequity, equality/inequality, and social justice. These terms are not always clearly and precisely defined, nor are they used with the same meaning by different authors. Objective: 1) To present and analyze the concepts used in th...