Income inequality and health: Expanding the debate

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1001-1005

  Lynch, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Income inequalities; Neo liberalism; Neo material approaches

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INCOME; POLITICS; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0034309839     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00080-0     Document Type: Note

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