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Timothy Powell-Jackson, Professor of Health Economics, Global Health Economics Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Do doctors treat poorer patients differently? Our study in Tunisia found they do – in subtle ways

An ambulance enters the hospital in Tunis's Medina. Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images

People with lower income and less education get sick more often, have worse access to care, and don’t live as long. This is one of the most consistent findings in health research across the world.

But do doctors themselves amplify these inequalities?

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