Health Inequalities Flashcards
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Q
What is the inverse care law?
A
The inverse care law was suggested thirty years ago by Julian Tudor Hart in a paper for The Lancet, to describe a perverse relationship between the need for health care and its actual utilisation. In other words, those who most need medical care are least likely to receive it. Conversely, those with least need of health care tend to use health services more (and more effectively).
