Commentary: The contingencies of income inequality and health: Reflections on the Canadian experience

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 318-319

  Ross, Nancy A ^a   Lynch, John ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING; WORK DISABILITY;

CANADA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 2342520146     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh108     Document Type: Article

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