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Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2005;59:89
© 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

News scoop—hold the front page: "poverty damages health"

Carlos Alvarez-Dardet, John R Ashton, Joint Editors

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NEWS SCOOP—HOLD THE FRONT PAGE: "POVERTY DAMAGES HEALTH"
In this issue, we carry a number of research papers, which, in one way and another, address issues of poverty, deprivation, and health. For example:

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