Intellectual disabilities and socioeconomic inequalities in health: An overview of research

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-111

  Graham, Hilary ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Social determinants; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444379319     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2005.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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