Commentary: Relating social structure and health

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 958-960

  Bartley, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0347286803     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg232     Document Type: Note

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