
%0 Journal Article
%A Turrell, Gavin 
%A Wise, Marilyn 
%A Eckersley, Richard 
%T 4. Tackling health inequalities
%J New South Wales Public Health Bulletin Supplementary Series
%D 2004/02/01
%V 15
%N 1
%P 43-54
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/NB04S08
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/NB04S08 
%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. 
