Teaching social inequalities in health: Barriers and opportunities

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-165

  Muntaner, Carles ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

education; elitism; epidemiology; ethics; social inequalities

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EUROPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033306281     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948990270030601     Document Type: Article

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