title: Genetics and health inequalities: hypotheses and controversies.
abstract: This article reviews the current understanding of the explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in health in industrialised countries and then tries to determine where genetic factors could fit into explanatory schemes. It focuses on the explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in frequency of the main health problems of middle and old age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. j.mackenbach@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Johan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mackenbach
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D035843:Biomedical Research; D032984:Ethics, Research; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors