Income distribution and life expectancy: A critical appraisal

BMJ

Volumn 311, Issue 7015, 1995, Pages 1282-

  Judge, Ken ^a  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028876028     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.311.7015.1282     Document Type: Article

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