Social Determinants of Health, 2nd Edition

From reviews of the previous editionMarmot and Wilkinson have made a timely addition to the maturing field of health and health policy research. This volume should be relevant to anyone interested in health determinants, given its clear organization and concise writing.' Social Science & MedicineIt is a dense, fascinating and wide-ranging collection… an excellent primer for those who wish to engage in the debate about how this policy can be taken forward to make a real difference to the lives of the people whose deprivations are analyses in its pages.’ Health MattersThe book surverys the effects of social inequality on health and offers a forum in which these can be linked with more obvious influences.' Times Higher Education SupplementAt the core of Social Determinants of Health is the ground breaking Whitehall study… it found that wealth and status are the crucial factors in health and longevity.’ The Guardian

Michael Marmot is a Director, International Institute for Society and Health; Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK.

Richard Wilkinson is in the Department of Social Epidemiology, University of Nottingham Medical School; visiting Professor Institute for Society and Health, University College London, UK.