Class, stratification and inequalities in health: A comparison of the registrar-general's social classes and the Cambridge scale

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 466-484

  Prandy, Kenneth ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cambridge scale; Heart disease; Malignant neoplasm; Mortality; Smoking; Social class; Stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033153781     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00167     Document Type: Article

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