Are there social determinants of health and disease?

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Thisted, Ronald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0041365657     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2003.0076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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