Social and Economic Disparities in Health: Thoughts about Intervention

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 493-505

  Syme, S Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; PHILOSOPHY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INCOME; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031987176     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00100     Document Type: Article

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