Did the English strategy reduce inequalities in health? A difference-in-difference analysis comparing England with three other European countries

• Main Authors: Yannan Hu (Author), Frank J. van Lenthe (Author), Ken Judge (Author), Eero Lahelma (Author), Giuseppe Costa (Author), Rianne de Gelder (Author), Johan P. Mackenbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Between 1997 and 2010, the English government pursued an ambitious programme to reduce health inequalities, the explicit and sustained commitment of which was historically and internationally unique. Previous evaluations have produced mixed results. None of these evaluations have...