Addressing Health Equity Through Action on the Social Determinants of Health: A Global Review of Policy Outcome Evaluation Methods

Janice Lee ¹ * , Ashley Schram ¹, Emily Riley ², Patrick Harris ², Fran Baum ³, Matt Fisher ³, Toby Freeman ³, Sharon Friel ¹

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