title: Socioeconomic status and health. Policy implications in research, public health, and medical care.
abstract: The role of public policy in research, public health, and medical care is discussed as well as the extent to which public policy has been informed by increased knowledge about the relationship between SES and health and to what extent policy has affected SES-related health disparities. Observations on current healthcare policy and recommendations for the future are offered.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0936, USA.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States