Marta Pinto da Costa, Milton Severo, Joana Araújo, Sofia Vilela
Longitudinal tracking of diet quality from childhood to adolescence: The Interplay of individual and sociodemographic factors
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health disparities preventable differences burden disease opportunities achieve optimal health experienced socially disadvantaged population groups reducing health disparities identified ethical imperative world health organizations commission social determinants health numerous national international bodies significant progress made past years identifying vulnerable groups distal factors including political economic social community characteristics considered pivotal thus unsurprising remarkable advances science practice dentistry led notable reductions oral health disparities review summarize recent work emphasize need solid theoretical framing guide oral health disparities research provide theoretical framework outlining pathways operate across continuum oral health determinants lifecourse highlight potential areas intervention oral health disparities emanate unequal distribution social political economic environmental resources tangible progress likely realized global movement concerted efforts stakeholders including policymakers civil society academic professional scientific bodies