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inverse care law: a standalone construct

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Health services research

the tendency for the availability of good medical care to vary inversely with the need for it in the population served.

In health services research, inverse care law refers to the tendency for the availability of good medical care to vary inversely with the need for it in the population served. This meaning comes from Tudor Hart (1971) in The Lancet.[1]

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References

Tudor Hart, J. (1971). The Inverse Care Law. The Lancet, 297(7696), 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(71)92410-x

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