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health selection hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Medical sociology

the argument that health inequalities arise partly because health in early life shapes later social mobility and position.

In medical sociology, health selection hypothesis refers to the argument that health inequalities arise partly because health in early life shapes later social mobility and position. This meaning comes from West (1991) in Social Science & Medicine.[1]

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  1. West, P. (1991). Rethinking the health selection explanation for health inequalities. Social Science & Medicine, 32(4), 373-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(91)90338-d

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