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Boyer Lectures: Episode 2 – Give every child the best start

  • Written by Michael Marmot, Director, Institute of Health Equity; Professor, Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL
imageThe social conditions in which parents are trying to raise their children affect their ability to be 'good' parents.Natalia Lebedinskaia/Shutterstock

The 57th Boyer Lecture Series: Over four lectures and four weeks, the World Medical Association president, professor Sir Michael Marmot, explores the challenges communities face in solving issues of...

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