Equality of health: Dream or reality?

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-77

  Acheson, Donald ^a  

^a Room 633 Wellington House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0032618826     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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