New evidence on the relationship between income and health

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-85

  Ettner, Susan L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

PLEASE SUPPLY

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

HEALTH IMPACT; INCOME LEVEL; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

USA;

EID: 0029662539     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6296(95)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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