Postcodes as useful markers of social class: Population based study in 26,000 British households

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7187, 1999, Pages 843-845

  Danesh, John ^a   Gault, Simon ^a   Semmence, Jo ^a   Appleby, Paul ^a   Peto, Richard ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH; INCOME; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCOME; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTAL SERVICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0033608774     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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