Is equality good medicine? Determinants of life expectancy in industrialized democracies

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 275-298

  Crepaz, Markus M L ^a   Crepaz, Nicole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 13244295452     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X04000133     Document Type: Article

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