The strange geography of health inequalities

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-190

  Smith, Susan J ^a   Easterlow, Donna ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Context and composition; Health histories; Health inequalities; Policy relevance; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS;

EID: 11144251096     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2005.00159.x     Document Type: Review

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