Income inequality, social cohesion and the health status of populations: The role of neo-liberalism

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 135-146

  Coburn, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Class and health; Health inequalities; Income inequality; Political economy of health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; NEOLIBERALISM; WELFARE PROVISION;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; POLITICAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIETY; WELFARE;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034019440     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00445-1     Document Type: Review

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