How much of the relation between population mortality and unequal distribution of income is a statistical artefact?

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7128, 1998, Pages 382-

  Gravelle, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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ARTIFACT; HUMAN; INCOME; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032583853     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7128.382     Document Type: Article

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