List several reasons for the disparity in health between the poor and those with greater resources
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Lack of health insurance, living in substandard housing, higher rates of smoking, greater overall stress,
poor nutrition, health care often received in public settings, less education, cultural and language
barriers, late diagnosis, few physicians in low income areas
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