Social, cultural, demographic, and lifestyle factors

Social, cultural, demographic, and lifestyle factors also play significant roles in influencing the exposure of children to 

WHO considers social, cultural, and economic factors to be major determinants of ill-health, the causes behind the causes of morbidity and mortality. In 2004, WHO established a high-level commission, the Commission on Social Determinants of Health, to develop plans that address key social determinants of health, including the health of children (see http //www.who.int/social determinants). 

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