Health inequalities in the life course perspective

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 859-869

  Wadsworth, M E J Wads ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological programming; Social pathways

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0030936942     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00187-6     Document Type: Article

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