New perspectives on socioeconomic inequalities in health

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 428-444

  Mackenbach, Johan P ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0042868490     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2003.0039     Document Type: Review

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