Income inequality and mortality: Why are they related?

BMJ

Volumn 312, Issue 7037, 1996, Pages 987-988

  Smith, George Davey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MORTALITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029932212     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7037.987     Document Type: Editorial

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