Geography A-Level
Socio-economic determinants of health
What Socio-economic determinants of health means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Socio-economic determinants of health
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Urbanisation and poverty limit access to nutritious food, linking the socio-economic environment to coronary heart disease.
Topics that use Socio-economic determinants of health
- Environment, health and well-being (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Development
- Epidemiological transition
- Global health management
- Health and well-being
- Human-environment interaction
- Morbidity
- Spatial distribution
- Vector ecology and climate
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