
%0 Journal Article
%A Turrell, Gavin 
%T Reducing socioeconomic health inequalities: Issues of relevance for policy
%J New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
%D 2002/03/01
%V 13
%N 3
%P 47-49
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/NB02021
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/NB02021 
%X During the twentieth century, the health of the Australian population improved markedly: life expectancy increased; the toll of communicable disease was reduced; and, in more recent times, death rates for cardiovascular disease and a number of major cancers have begun to decline. However, against this backdrop of improving overall health, large health inequalities continue to exist between socioeconomic groups; and, for some conditions, these inequalities are increasing over time. 
