Commentary: New development goals must focus on social determinants of health.

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Published in BMJ on March 28, 2013

Authors

David Legge1, David Sanders

Author Affiliations

1: La Trobe University, Melbourne VIC 3086, Australia. dglegge01@gmail.com

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