Income inequality, social cohesion, and health: Clarifying the theory - A reply to muntaner and lynch

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 525-543

  Wilkinson, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; SALARY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032856242     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/3QXP-4N6T-N0QG-ECXP     Document Type: Article

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