Socioeconomic determinants of health: Health inequalities: Relative or absolute material standards?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7080, 1997, Pages 591-595

  Wilkinson, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031039751     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7080.591     Document Type: Short Survey

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