Behavioural and structural factors in the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in health: An empirical analysis

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 653-674

  Stronks, Karien ^a   Van De Mheen, H Dike ^a   Looman, Casper W N ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural explanation; Socio economic inequalities in health; Structural explanation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030506924     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.ep10934524     Document Type: Article

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