In a world beset by serious and unconscionable health disparities, by dangerous contagions that can circle our globalized planet in hours, and by a bewildering

This title discusses how globalization impacts the health of individuals and populations. It focuses on how globalization processes have impacted various social

Research on gender inequity in international health in both low- and high-income countries.

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This essential collection presents a state-of-the-art framework for how workers in public health and related disciplines should conceptualize health disparities