Social class differences in mortality using the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification: A reply to Rose and Pevalin

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1129-1133

  Chandola, T ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 11244249127     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00137-4     Document Type: Note

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