Hungary Article review: Article review: The social backgrounds of health inequalities in the Slovak Roma population
Abstract
The article examines health inequalities and barriers to access to healthcare for Roma, particularly in segregated Roma communities. The article is divided into three main sections. In the first section, the authors present the aim and theoretical background of the research. In the second section, they detail the ethnographic research conducted in four Roma communities in Slovakia. The third section discusses the results of the research and their scientific significance.
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