Unequal exposures to environmental hazards contribute to health inequalities in the UK

People living in inadequate housing or areas of higher deprivation are more likely to experience adverse health effects due to greater exposure to these environmental hazards, but a better understanding of the complex factors that contribute to these exposures is required to inform UK local and national policymaking.

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