Health as a socially mediated process: Theoretical and practice imperatives emerging from research on health inequalities

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-37

  Lynam, M Judith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b University of British Columbia's Vancouver Campus   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Gender; Health disparities; Health inequalities; Race and health; Social class; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; LIFE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 14844346148     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200501000-00004     Document Type: Review

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