Social determinants of health: From observation to policy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 172, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 379-382

  Marmot, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DISEASE; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0034678721     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb124011.x     Document Type: Review

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