Can education policy be health policy? Implications of research on the social determinants of health

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1131-1162

  Low, M David ^a   Low, Barbara J ^a   Baumler, Elizabeth R ^a   Huynh, Phuong T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30744440934     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-30-6-1131     Document Type: Review

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