Place-identity and geographical inequalities in health: A qualitative study

Psychology and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 399-420

  Bolam, Bruce ^a,c   Murphy, Simon ^b   Gleeson, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c North Somerset Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental psychology; Human geography; Psychosocial; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646922929     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320500286526     Document Type: Review

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