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Fundamental Cause Theory
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Link and Phelan argued that social position is a fundamental cause of health, because resources let advantaged groups take up whatever protection is newly available.
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Each new screening, drug, or safety measure reaches those best placed to use it first, so a gap reopens after every advance.
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The theory explains why disparities persist across eras and diseases, not any one illness.