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Open Access 01-12-2014 | Editorial

European economic crisis and health inequities: research challenges in an uncertain scenario

Authors: Antonio Escolar-Pujolar, Amaia Bacigalupe, Miguel San Sebastian

Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health | Issue 1/2014

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The economic and social crisis that the European population has experienced since 2008 has fuelled interest in the study of its potential health impacts, especially when it comes to the more vulnerable southern countries like Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain [[1],[2]]. With regard to public health, and particularly social epidemiology, the need to deal with the problem of the economic crisis encourages natural experiments from which it is possible to visualize the relationships between social determinants and health, and to assess the usefulness of the health policies and interventions required to buffer the negative impact of the crisis. …

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Title: European economic crisis and health inequities: research challenges in an uncertain scenario
Authors: Antonio Escolar-Pujolar
Amaia Bacigalupe
Miguel San Sebastian
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1475-9276
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-014-0059-5

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