Being well and doing well: On the importance of income for health

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Subramanian, S V ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Health; Hierarchical; Income; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745229239     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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