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distribution of health in a population contributes to income inequality and is itself a product of that inequality. The evidence …-health’s contribution to income inequality is difficult to gauge. Variation in exposure to health risks early in life could be an important … mechanism through which health may generate and possibly sustain economic inequality. If material advantage can be exercised …