Why should physicians be concerned about health inequalities?

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-7

  Woodward, A ^a   Kawachi, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034916572     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.175.1.6     Document Type: Short Survey

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