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Inequalities and disadvantages
New research results from: Social inequalities in self reported health in early old age (follow-up of prospective cohort study. Chandola T. et al, UCL, 2007):
Social inequalities in self reported health increase in early old age. People from lower occupational grades age faster in terms of a quicker deterioration in physical health compared with people from higher grades. This widening gap suggests that health inequalities will become an increasingly important public health issue, especially as the population ages. Resources related to issues of access, social exclusion, and inequality in relation to older people:
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