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Boyer Lectures: Episode 1 – Health inequalities and the causes of the causes

  • Written by Fron Jackson-Webb, Health + Medicine Editor, The Conversation
imageProfessor Sir Michael Marmot: 'Health is a better measure of social progress than national income.'NHS Confederation, CC BY

The 56th 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 health inequality.

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