The Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Tackling the Social Roots of Health Inequities

Alec Irwin; Nicole Valentine; Chris Brown; Rene Loewenson; Orielle Solar; Hilary Brown; Theadora Koller; Jeanette Vega

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030106

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The Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Tackling the Social Roots of Health Inequities

Alec Irwin ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: irwina@who.int
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Nicole Valentine,
Chris Brown,
Rene Loewenson,
Orielle Solar,
Hilary Brown,
Theadora Koller,
Jeanette Vega

The Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Tackling the Social Roots of Health Inequities

Alec Irwin,
Nicole Valentine,
Chris Brown,
Rene Loewenson,
Orielle Solar,
Hilary Brown,
Theadora Koller,
Jeanette Vega

Published: May 23, 2006
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030106

About the Authors

Alec Irwin: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: irwina@who.int
Nicole Valentine
Chris Brown
Rene Loewenson
Orielle Solar
Hilary Brown
Theadora Koller
Jeanette Vega

Competing Interests

The authors are members of the Secretariat of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health.

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