Genetic, cultural or socio-economic vulnerability? Explaining ethnic inequalities in health

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 710-730

  Nazroo, James Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032352558     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00126     Document Type: Article

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