Applying an equity lens to interventions: Using PROGRESS ensures consideration of socially stratifying factors to illuminate inequities in health

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-64

  O'Neill, Jennifer ^a   Tabish, Hilary ^b   Welch, Vivian ^a   Petticrew, Mark ^c   Pottie, Kevin ^d,e   Clarke, Mike ^f   Evans, Tim ^g   Pardo Pardo, Jordi ^a   Waters, Elizabeth ^h   White, Howard ⁱ   Tugwell, Peter ^a,j,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^g WORLD BANK   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

ⁱ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine   (Australia)

^j Clinical Epidemiology Program   (Canada)

^k OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Health equity; Inequity; Interventions; Minorities; Social determinants of health; Subgroups; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EQUITY LENS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LANGUAGE; MALARIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RELIGION; SELECTIVE ABORTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84888307811     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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