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- Published on: 1 August 2005
- Published on: 1 August 2005Equity is based on needShow More
Dear Editor,
I thought there was a consensus that a consideration of equity introduces the concept of need. For example in a population which is perfectly healthy apart from two individuals with an ingrowing toenail, there is health inequality. But there is only health inequity if one of these individuals has access to appropriate interventions to restore him or her to near perfect health, and the other does not....
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