Exploring the relationships between income inequality, socioeconomic status and health: A self-guided tour?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 685-687

  Mellor, Jennifer M ^a   Milyo, Jeffrey ^b  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0036307883     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.3.685     Document Type: Review

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