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Changing behaviour: an essential component of tackling health inequalities

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Marteau, Theresa M, Rutter, Harry, Marmot, Michael·2021·BMJ

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Theresa Marteau and colleagues argue that behavioural and social causes of poor health must be tackled in parallel to reduce inequalities

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  • The socioeconomic patterning of conditions such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, as well as behaviours such as smoking and excess alcohol consumption starts in early life.

    “The socioeconomic patterning of conditions such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, as well as behaviours such as smoking and excess alcohol consumption starts in early life. (282)”

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Authors
Marteau, T. M., Rutter, H., & Marmot, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • University of Bath (GB)
  • University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Marteau, Theresa M
Venue
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2021-02-10
Volume
372
Pages
n332
ISSN
1756-1833 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3127799168
Cited by
95
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 22
FWCI
10.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • BMJ (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo
Funders
Wellcome Trust (206853/Z/17/Z)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
health disparities, behavior change, social determinants of health, health promotion
MeSH terms
COVID-19, England, Health Policy, Humans, Health Behavior, Health Status Disparities, Pandemics, Social Determinants of Health

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